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The Searchers

Director: John Ford
Actor: John Wayne

Type: Film
Length: 119 minutes

Derivative: That'll Be the Day, Song

As Noted In: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies-10th Anniversary - 400 ballot choices, 2007, American Film Institute
As Noted In: US National Film Registry, Library of Congress

Theme Group: Epic and Legends - Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s

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Timeline

Y/M/D		Association	Description	Place	Locale	Food	Event
1956/03/13	John Ford	Director	"The Searchers" is released
1956/03/13	John Wayne	Actor	"The Searchers" is released
1956/03/13	Warner Bros	Studio	"The Searchers" is released
1956/06/00	The Crickets	Life	Buddy Holly, J I Allison and musician Sonny Curtis watch the movie "The Searchers". Star John Wayne's repeated use of the phrase "that'll be the day" stuck with the songwriters.
1956/06/00	Buddy Holly	Life	Buddy Holly, J I Allison and musician Sonny Curtis watch the movie "The Searchers". Star John Wayne's repeated use of the phrase "that'll be the day" stuck with the songwriters.

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Particulars for The Searchers:
Cultural Affiliation	American West
Art Type	Film
Narrative Arts	Live Action
Narrative Arts	Narrative		an account of connected events

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