Henry Brandon, Jeffrey Hunter, John Qualen
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999
Stats: 1,993 reviews
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November 14, 2009
One of John Wayne's darkest and most complex roles. It's easy to see why The Searchers is widely considered to be the Duke's best film. Unlike many of his other characters where their disposition and development is set according to type, Ethan Edwards (Wayne) is blatantl...( read more)
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January 12, 2009
I never quite understood John Ford. I mean yes, the whole thing's beautiful, some shots are brilliant, but still the actual interest of this type of westerns totally eludes me.
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January 10, 2009
The Searchers(1956) has been reflected to death by many filmmakers in their own work with main ideas, situations, and plot as guide. Many elements of The Searchers(1956) influenced film directors ranging from Brian De Palma, George Lucus, Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and Sergi...( read more)
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November 7, 2008
Politically Incorrect? Yes. Hammy, sometimes bad acting? Yes. Silly? Yes. Melodramatic? Yes. One of the greats? Absolutely. John Ford's films are something of a mystery to me. Nearly all of them suffer from overly dramatic acting and cheesy period writing. Nearly all of them seem...( read more)
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October 7, 2008
For me this is the greatest result of the Ford/Wayne combo. Wayne's character Ethan is obsessive and at times borderline psycho, but he has moments, especially at the end, that pack an emotional waloop.
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November 20, 2009
Knocked off half a star for the Jorgensen subplot. Wow, what an amazing movie.
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November 10, 2009
Still not certain why this movie is considered one of the greatest Westerns ever? I mean, I love John Wayne but this movie has just never done it for me.
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September 20, 2009
Absolutely fantastic. Best John Wayne western ever, and one of the finest of the genre as well.
95/100
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