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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Ford |
| Stars: |
John Wayne |
| Actors: |
John Qualen |
| Genre: |
Westerns |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Indians · Kidnapping · Rescue · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Special Edition |
| UPC: |
085391158653 |
| Release Date: |
1956 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 35min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Collector's Edition, 1hr 59min Release Company: Warner Home Video (June 06, 2006) UPC: 012569804333 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 24min Release Company: Warner Home Video (June 20, 1990) UPC: 012569101234 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Frank S. Nugent |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/01/2000, p.106, Jonathan Wright): "...A masterpiece..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"That'll be the day."--Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) |
| More Information |
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A classic Western regarded by many as the best of the genre, John Ford's THE SEARCHERS has been acknowledged by several directors who came into their own in the 1970s, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Paul Schrader, and George Lucas, as a powerful influence on their work. The film stars John Wayne as Ethan Edwards, a case-hardened Civil War veteran returning to his brother Aaron's (Walter Coy) Texas home in 1868. When Rev. Samuel Johnson Clayton (Ward Bond) arrives to raise a posse to run down the Comanche who have stolen the cattle of neighbor Lars Jorgenson (John Qualen), Ethan is among those who join him. They return to find the Edwards family slaughtered and the two girls, Lucy (Pippa Scott) and Debbie (Natalie Wood), missing. The posse continues to search for the girls but turns back as winter settles in. However, Ethan and his reluctantly accepted companion, Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), the girls' part-Cherokee stepbrother, press on for another seven years, with the Indian-hating vet... |
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