"Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water."
John Wayne
as Cole Thornton
Robert Mitchum
as Sheriff J.P. Harrah
James Caan
as Mississippi
Charlene Holt
as Maudie
Paul Fix
as Dr. Miller
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Bull Harris
Michele Carey
as Josephine (Joey) MacDonald
R.G. Armstrong
as Kevin MacDonald
Ed Asner
as Bart Jason
Christopher George
as Nelse McLeod
Marina Ghane
as Maria
John Gabriel
as Pedro
Robert Rothwell
as Saul MacDonald
Robert Donner
as Milt
Adam Roarke
as Matt MacDonald
Victoria George
as Jared's Wife
Jim Davis
as Jim Purvis
Anne Newman Bacal
as Saul MacDonald's Wife
Diane Strom
as Matt's Wife
Johnny Crawford
as Luke MacDonald
Olaf Wieghorst
as Swede Larsen
Don Collier
as Deputy Joe Braddock
Chuck Courtney
as Jared MacDonald
William Henry
as Sheriff Dodd Draper
Chuck Horne
as Joe
John Mitchum
as Elmer - Jason's Bartender
Chuck Roberson
as Jason's Gunman
Dean Smith
as Charlie Hagan
Harry Brown
Novel
Howard Hawks
Director
Producer
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Carl Anderson
Nelson Riddle
Original Music Composer
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
John Woodcock
Editor
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Andrew J. Durkus
Assistant Director
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Title Illustration
John R. Coonan
Unit Production Manager
Paul K. Lerpae
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Robert R. Benton
Edith Head
Costume Design
Earl Olin
Property Master
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Gil Grau
Orchestrator
George Alexander
Vocals
Lyricist
Conductor
Songs
Paul Helmick
Associate Producer
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Gary Combs
Joe Canutt
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Walt La Rue
Jack N. Young
Lon Massey III
Gaffer
Polly Burson
John R. Hamilton
Still Photographer
Danny Sands
George P. Wilbur
Bill Raymond
Kimo Owens
Neil Summers
John R. Carter