- The Sons of Katie Elder
Infobox Film
name = The Sons of Katie Elder
caption = 1965 Movie Poster
director =Henry Hathaway
producer =Paul Nathan Hal B. Wallis
writer = screenplay byWilliam H. Wright Allan Weiss Harry Essex
from a story byTalbot Jennings
starring =John Wayne Dean Martin Martha Hyer Michael Anderson, Jr. Earl Holliman
music =Elmer Bernstein
cinematography =Lucien Ballard
editing =Warren Low
distributor =Paramount Pictures
released =July 1 ,1965
runtime = 122 min.
country =USA
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:45688
imdb_id = 0059740"The Sons of Katie Elder" is a 1965 western film directed by
Henry Hathaway and starringJohn Wayne andDean Martin . The film was released byParamount Pictures .Filmed shortly after Wayne's surgery to remove a cancerous
lung and two ribs, the star insisted on doing his own stunts, and nearly contractedpneumonia after being dragged into a river. The 2005 film "Four Brothers" was loosely based on "The Sons of Katie Elder".Plot
The sons of
Katie Elder - John, Tom, Bud and Matt - reunite at their hometown for their mother's funeral. All four of them share some regret with each other as none of them have done her exactly proud, although until her death she had held her hopes high for her offspring.However, the townspeople are mostly not on friendly terms with John, the eldest of the four and a professional gunslinger. Morgan Hastings, the owner of the local gunsmithy and inheritor of the old Elder ranch after their father's death, begins to display an increasingly hostile attitude towards the brothers. This only serves to pique their curiosity, and after asking questions about their father's demise they begin to suspect foul play. But as soon as it becomes clear that Hastings is a villain, he frames the Elders for murder and, not content with seeing them going to prison, arranges an ambush in which Matt is killed and Bud seriously injured. Enraged and confronted with the truth, John takes it upon himself to avenge his family by going after Hastings.
Cast
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John Wayne "as" John Elder
*Dean Martin "as" Tom Elder
*Martha Hyer "as" Mary Gordon
*Michael Anderson, Jr. "as" Bud Elder
*Earl Holliman "as" Matt Elder
*Jeremy Slate "as" Ben Latta
* James Gregory "as" Morgan Hastings
*Paul Fix "as" Sheriff Billy Watson
*George Kennedy "as" Curley
*Dennis Hopper "as" Dave HastingsExternal links
*imdb title| id=0059740 | title=The Sons of Katie Elder
*amg title | id=1:45688 | title=The Sons of Katie Elder
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