The Searchers
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 Released: May 18, 1999
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January 12, 2009I 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, 2009The 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, 2008Politically 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, 2008For 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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October 1, 2008"Figure a man's only good for one oath at a time; I took mine to the Confederate States of America."
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John Ford and John Wayne forged one of the greatest director-actor partnerships in cinematic history. Their collaborations are now frequently regarded as classic addi... -
June 13, 2009This is one of the major highlights of Wayne's career? It was racist and slow. And the ending did not impress me.
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