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John Ford's classic western combines spectacular scenery with a solid narrative. A civil war veteran trails Indians to rescue his niece. Read more
| Starring | John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood |
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| Director | John Ford |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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John Ford's classic western combines spectacular scenery with a solid narrative. A civil war veteran trails Indians to rescue his niece.
| Starring | John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Henry Brandon, John Qualen, Olive Carey |
|---|---|
| Director | John Ford |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Wild Westerns, American Film Institute's top 100 |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1956 To Rent: DVD: 14 Mar 2005 Blu-ray: 18 Dec 2006 HD DVD: not available HD DVD: 18 Dec 2006 |
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Disturbing Western of obsession and racism which has become Ford's most influential film, in which Wayne gives his most ambiguous performance, being no longer a simple gung-ho hero, but a tormented loner out of step with his society. Its themes of loss an
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Not the classic it's cracked up to be. I'd rather see "Liberty Valance " every time, or indeed many other Wayne westerns
Robert Warner from 2004 has it 'spot-on'.
Not very often anyone can stop me from rambling on about any film in my reviews. But I have nothing... read more »
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Enjoyable to watch despite its age even if you are not a fan of the genre
If you are not a true fan of westerns but have to have one in your collection for completeness sake..........you could do worse than choosing this one.
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Not the classic it's cracked up to be. I'd rather see "Liberty Valance " every time, or indeed many other Wayne westerns
Robert Warner from 2004 has it 'spot-on'.
Not very often anyone can stop me from rambling on about any film in my reviews. But I have nothing... read more »
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Deconstructing the Western
John Fords The Searchers has been widely acclaimed as arguably the best western of all times and one of the top movies in history according to reputable ... read more »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is not infallible. Sometimes the wrong films win: Citizen Kane lost to How Green Was My Valley. Apocalypse Now lost to Kramer vs Kramer. Raging Bull lost to Ordinary People. Goodfellas lost to Dances with Wolves. Pulp Fiction lost to Forrest Gump. And Brokeback Mountain lost to Crash. But at least all those losers were nominated. How much worse to be overlooked entirely! I’ll give you an example: in 1958, the Academy ignored Alfred Hitchcock Read more