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# Searchers, The (BD)

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Product Description               Bonus Content:New Digital High-Definition Transfer from Restored Vista Vision Picture and Audio Elements New Featurette The Searches: An Appreciation A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers, 1998 Documentary Narrated by John Milius Introduction by John Wayne's Son and The Searchers Co-Star Patrick Wayne Commentary by Director/John Ford Biographer Peter Bogdanovich Vintage Behind the Cameras Segments from the Warner Bros. Presents TV Series Theatrical Trailer                  .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

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Westerns
- **Format:** Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- **Contributor:** Antonio Moreno, Chief Thundercloud, Cliff Lyons, Dorothy Jordan, Harry Carey Jr., Henry Brandon, Jeffrey Hunter, John Qualen, John Wayne, Ken Curtis, Mae Marsh, Nacho Galindo, Olive Carey, Peter Mamakos, Robert Lyden, Ruth Clifford, Stan Jones, Vera Miles, Walter Coy, Ward Bond, Winton Hoch
- **Initial release date:** 2006-10-31
- **Language:** English

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## Customer Reviews

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    Watching The Searchers During The Pandemic
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 14, 2020*

I have been using the stay at home time resulting from the pandemic to watch several classic American westerns. The genre was highly popular through the 1950s, fell out of favor in the 1960s, and have experienced a renewal of interest of late. The best of these films, together with novels in the western genre, may help Americans think about and learn something of their country during these difficult times."The Searchers" is a 1956 film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne as Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran, a loner, and a wanderer who returns to the west Texas home of his brother and family in 1868. The film was successful upon its release and in the following years it achieved near-iconic stature.  It is routinely included on lists of best westerns and best films.  I don't remember seeing the film before watching it during the pandemic.The film immediately makes clear the abrasive, harsh character of Ethan Edwards. The Confederate veteran is unrepentant, ornery, quick with his fists and with insults, and most apparently, a racist in his attitude towards Indians. Immediately upon his return home, a group of Comanche Indians burn his brother's home to the ground killing the family with the exception of the two daughters, Lucie and Debbie (played by Natalie Wood) who are abducted. Edwards and a young man, Martin Pawley, (Jeffrey Hunter) are away at the time as the Indians have attempted to divert attention from their planned homestead burning by stealing a neighbor's cattle. Pawley has been raised by Edwards' family and has Indian blood.  He becomes subject to Ethan's prejudice and ridicule. When Ethan and Pawley return, they and others in the community organize a search party to punish the Indians and to recover the young girls, if possible.The rest of the film focuses on the search, which becomes a five-year quest throughout the southwest by Edwards and Pawley. Edwards is more than willing to go on the search alone but reluctantly accepts Pawley's company.  Pawley feels responsible for his adopted sisters and, more importantly, fears that Edwards will harm the girls when he finds them.  Strong feelings of rape and of white women keeping company with Indian men pervade the film.The cinematography of the film is extraordinary in showing the expanse and beauty of the American West and in encouraging a love for the land. The story of the search has an immediacy to it over the long years and is easy to follow. The film is highly problematic in the questions it raises about racism and in the relationship between the settlers and the Indians. Ethan Edwards is in many respects shown throughout much of the movie as a highly flawed, biased individual.I was first puzzled and intrigued and then moved by this film.  With the stature "The Searchers" has come to enjoy, the film has provoked a great deal of commentary. I took the opportunity to read some of the accessible comments to supplement watching the film. Many viewers still critique the film for what they see as its overt racism towards the Comanche. Other acknowledge the racism but find that the film itself critiques it and that Ethan Edwards gradually changes during the five year search shown in the film.The high regard in which the film is held should not blind the viewer to its ambiguities. Especially at the outset, the film may be disturbing in the attitudes of Ethan Edwards and, to a degree, of most of the other settlers. I found the movie worked for me in part because it is ethically problematic and encourages reflection by its viewers. In addition to the relationship between the settlers and the Indians, the film explores the life of a loner and probably an outlaw in the settlement of the west, as exemplified by John Wayne's character, and juxtaposes it with the path towards settlement and community. The story of the development of a common life, as compared to the life of a wandering loner, is a strong theme of the film.  The cinematography and the ever-present music add to the passion this film encourages for the country.Lists of the best films, or the best of anything, have little significance. "The Searchers" both moved and troubled me.  For those at home during the pandemic, watching "The Searchers" is an excellent use of time.Robin Friedman

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    Jane’s best movie dvds
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 6, 2022*

One of my all time favorites. I had it previously but in a cleaning frenzy gave away but after a few months regretted the move so had to buy again. Now I’m keeping it til I die! Not Sorry

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    Greatest cinematography possibly ever.
  

*by  ***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 11, 2022*

I read some of the "1 star reviews".  Some people are so ignorant of American movie culture, historical American culture itself, and even just plain American history, it boggles my mind.  It is a great film with gorgeous cinematography. John Wayne's character is dark and brooding. I suggest reading the book of the same title.

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