The Searchers Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

3 of the most interesting The Searchers easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Searchers movie message.

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The Searchers poster
The Searchers poster
The Searchers Plot

An American Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches.

Genre Adventure, Drama, Western
Director John Ford
Stars John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond
IMDB score 7.9

The Searchers Movie Trivia

1 - Natalie Wood was still in High School when filming. On multiple occasions, both John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter had to pick her up at school on days when required on the set. It also caused a huge amount of excitement from Natalie's classmates.

Natalie Wood was still in High School when filming. On multiple occasions, both John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter had to pick her up at school on days when required on the set. It also caused a huge amount of excitement from Natalie's classmates.

The Searchers movie hidden details

1 - " (1956), there many implications that the kidnapped "niece" Debbie is actually Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) daughter, from an affair with Ethan's brother's wife. When Debbie is kidnapped, Ethan's long and relentless search is really driven by fatherhood, rather than family ties.

" (1956), there many implications that the kidnapped "niece" Debbie is actually Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) daughter, from an affair with Ethan's brother's wife. When Debbie is kidnapped, Ethan's long and relentless search is really driven by fatherhood, rather than family ties.

1 - Captain Clayton mentions to Ethan Edwards that Ethan was missed at the Surrender of the Confederacy to the Union, to which Ethan replies that he doesn't believe in surrenders. This foreshadows his tenacious and unending search for his niece throughout the film.

Captain Clayton mentions to Ethan Edwards that Ethan was missed at the Surrender of the Confederacy to the Union, to which Ethan replies that he doesn't believe in surrenders. This foreshadows his tenacious and unending search for his niece throughout the film.

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