"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
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
Howard Hawks
Producer
Director
Nelson Riddle
Original Music Composer
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
John Woodcock
Editor
Carl Anderson
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Robert R. Benton
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
John R. Coonan
Unit Production Manager
Andrew J. Durkus
Assistant Director
Earl Olin
Property Master
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Title Illustration
Paul K. Lerpae
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Gil Grau
Orchestrator
Conductor
Songs
Lyricist
George Alexander
Vocals
Paul Helmick
Associate Producer
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Gary Combs
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Joe Canutt
Polly Burson
Kimo Owens
Bill Raymond
Walt La Rue
Danny Sands
George P. Wilbur
Jack N. Young
Neil Summers
Lon Massey III
Gaffer
John R. Hamilton
Still Photographer
John R. Carter