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www.movie-vault.com - : Ethan Edwards (John Wayne; The Cowboys, McQ) has come home from a long stint in the U.S. Calvary at the close of the American Civil War hoping to settle down with his family and the woman he secretly loves. These plans are changed when most of his family is massacred by a band of renegade Comanchee Indians led by a War Chief known as Scar. When Scar leaves the isolated family farm in flames, he takes Ethan’s niece, Debbie, with him. more...
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : Ignored by The Academy and lightly regarded by critics upon its 1956 release, The Searchers has since found a large fan base and numerous critics to champion the film as John Ford’s masterpiece and one of the best films of all time. The film also showcases John Wayne in his most complex role—the western loner, relentlessly searching for his niece and consumed with hatred for Comanches (although he is well versed in their language and ways). As big as the Duke is, he remains within the larger landscape of Ford’s magnificent storytelling abilities and the incredible scenery of Monument Valley. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : Since propinquity asserts considerable influence on critics' and ticket-buyers' evaluations of films, sizable segments of both groups will hail this initial venture by C.V. Whitney Pictures as the best western ever made. True, ever since ''The Covered Wagon'' that superlative designation has been periodically applied to outstanding sagebrush sagas -- ''Red River'' and ''Shane,'' for example; but even if memories of those mastodon milestones of the great open spaces have not been dimmed by time's passage, this superb action drama cannot escape winning a prominent niche in their exalted company. Moreover, unless showmen fortunate enough to book it are negligent in taking advantage of its virtually limitless opportunities for house-packing merchandising, the offering should accrue the same record-shattering grosses that were garnered by its illustrious predecessors. more...
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