Summary
A Confederate war veteran tracks down the Indians who killed his brother and sister-in-law and carried off their daughter.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Le May, Alan,
-- 1899-1964
-- Film and video adaptations.
Indian captivities -- West (U.S.) -- Drama. White people -- Relations with Indians -- Drama. Soldiers -- Drama. Comanche Indians -- Drama. Racism -- Drama. Western plays. Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Drama. Western films. Feature films. Film adaptations. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Bros. Entertainment :2006 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Edition | Ultimate collector's ed.; 50th Anniversary; widescreen version. ; 50th anniv. ed. |
| Other Titles | Searchers. John Wayne/John Ford Film Collection |
| Contributors |
Ford, John,
1894-1973. Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992. Nugent, Frank S. Wayne, John, 1907-1979. Hunter, Jeffrey, 1926-1969. Miles, Vera. Bond, Ward, 1903-1960. Wood, Natalie. Le May, Alan, 1899-1964. Searchers. Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) C.V. Whitney Pictures. Warner Bros. Entertainment. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, Max Steiner ; photography, Winton C. Hoch ; editor, Jack Murray. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English and French with English, French and Spanish subtitles. |
| Notes |
Supplemental material issued with 2 dvds include: 10 postcard photos +1 Dell comic book ([34] p. ; 18 cm.) +1 press book ([31] p. ; 18 cm.) + 2 filmmaker memo & correspondence. Videodisc release of a 1956 motion picture. Based on the novel by Alan Le May. Special features include: Disc One: Introduction by Patrick Wayne; commentary by Peter Bogdanovich; theatrical trailer; Disc Two: "The Searchers: An appreciation" featurette; "A turning of the earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers" featurette; Behind the cameras: meet Jeffrey Hunter, Monument Valley, meet Natalie Wood; setting up production; "The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford" theatrical trailer. One of the supplemental materials is: "Warner Bros. present the C.V. Whitney picture starring John Wayne in 'The Searchers' [Press book] |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, Region 1. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + supplemental material |
| ISBN | 1419829912 (set) 9781419829918 (set) |
| Other | Classic View |