
Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is heading his way to help Jason. Along with young Mississippi, handy with a knife and now armed with a diabolical shotgun, Cole returns to help.... (Full plot summary below)
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Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is heading his way to help Jason. Along with young Mississippi, handy with a knife and now armed with a diabolical shotgun, Cole returns to help.
Leave your thoughts about El Dorado.
| Radio TimesTony SlomanOne of the most pleasurable of all Hollywood movies. |
| Movie ViewsRyan CracknellHawks and his cast and crew make El Dorado seem so easy. It's like a refined blockbuster that's confident in hitting its ability to hit the right notes. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonEl Dorado is an effortless movie, and it draws you in easily. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertEl Dorado is a tightly directed, humorous, altogether successful Western, turned out almost effortlessly, it would seem, by three old pros: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and director Howard Hawks. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyDirector Howard Hawks makes a familiar plot resound strangely with new sexual overtones. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrIt's a very funny, very moving work, graced by the cinema's cleanest, most classical style. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt takes a long time getting to the final shootout. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyAs the middle panel in Hawks' Western trilogy (all starring John Wayne), the film is not as fresh as Rio Bravo, but it's superior to the third segment, Rio Lobo in 1970, due to the strong characterization and chemistry between Wayne and Robert Mitchum |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...one can hardly resist the charisma of its stars, the affectionate guidance of its director-producer, and the comfort of its supporting cast. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloClassic Western has violence, alcoholism, stereotyping. |