The Sons of Katie Elder
From the four winds they came, the four brothers, their eyes smoking and their fingers itching...
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $23M
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The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.
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The Sons of Katie Elder returned 3.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $23M
- Release date
- Jun 24, 1965
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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