Starring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood Directed By: John Ford Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 29, 1997 Running Time: 119 minutes Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1956
Product Description: Classic western about a man on the trail of the indians who slaughtered his family. Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 03/29/2005 Starring: John Wayne Jeffrey Hunter Run time: 119 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com essential video: A favorite film of some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford's The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it's the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western--the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of the West. The story takes place in Texas in 1868; Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran who visits his brother and sister-in-law at their ranch and is horrified when they are killed by marauding Comanches. Ethan's search for a surviving niece (played by young Natalie Wood) becomes an all-consuming obsession. With the help of a family friend (Jeffrey Hunter) who is himself part Cherokee, Ethan hits the trail on a five-year quest for revenge. At the peak of his masterful talent, director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. As with many of Ford's classic Westerns, The Searchers must contend with revisionism in its stereotypical treatment of "savage" Native Americans, and the film's visual beauty (the final shot is one of the great images in all of Western culture) is compromised by some uneven performances and stilted dialogue. Still, this is undeniably one of the greatest Westerns ever made. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com: A favorite film of some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford's The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it's the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western--the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of the West. The story takes place in Texas in 1868; Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran who visits his brother and sister-in-law at their ranch and is horrified when they are killed by marauding Comanches. Ethan's search for a surviving niece (played by young Natalie Wood) becomes an all-consuming obsession. With the help of a family friend (Jeffrey Hunter) who is himself part Cherokee, Ethan hits the trail on a five-year quest for revenge. At the peak of his masterful talent, director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. As with many of Ford's classic Westerns, The Searchers must contend with revisionism in its stereotypical treatment of "savage" Native Americans, and the film's visual beauty (the final shot is one of the great images in all of Western culture) is compromised by some uneven performances and stilted dialogue. Still, this is undeniably one of the greatest Westerns ever made. --Jeff Shannon
Great in Blu Very nice color. got a good price so had to add this to the collection. Classic western. Its a good addition to a collection of movies. Just to have a well balanced collection, even if you aren't a John Wayne fan.
Great Blu-Ray for an even better price I won't review the movie itself, because plenty of other people have already done so. I'm just here to say that the Blu-Ray transfer is amazing. For a movie made over 50 years ago, it has and will probably never look better. And for $8, it is a steal. It's great for showing off what Blu-Ray can really do for an older film. For such an incredibly low price, lower than the standard DVD, I can't think of any reason for you not to buy this movie...unless you just don't like the movie itself...
The Searchers I received the wrong movie, I can't use the (HD DVD).... No response from you as yet
Well-shot but overrated The Bottom Line:
The Searchers is universally beloved, but the people who heap gallons of praise on it seem to have ignored the terribly boring and unnecessary subplot involving Vera Miles & Jeffrey Hunter, the general slow pace of the film, and the overboiled performances by basically everyone other than Wayne; some of the themes are interesting enough, but as a film The Searchers leaves a lot to be desired.
2.5/4
The best western ever made, maybe the best movie ever made John Wayne and John Ford at their greatest. Wayne should have won the Oscar for "Ethan" before he won as "Rooster".
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