Summary
An ex-Confederate soldier searches for his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. Includes an audio commentary by Peter Bogdanovich, new documentaries, a new featurette, and much more.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Indian captivities
-- Drama.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Drama. Feature films. Western films. |
| Publisher | Burbank, Calif :Warner Home Video,2006 |
| Edition | Widescreen ed. |
| Other Titles | Searchers: an appreciation. Turning of the earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers. Searchers. |
| Contributors |
Whitney, C. V.
(Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992, producer. Ford, John, 1894-1973, director. Nugent, Frank S., screenwriter. Wayne, John, 1907-1979, actor. Hunter, Jeffrey, 1926-1969, actor. Miles, Vera, actor. Wood, Natalie, actor. Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer. Le May, Alan, 1899-1964. Searchers. Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) C.V. Whitney Pictures. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. |
| Other Contributors |
Photography, Winton C. Hoch ; editor, Jack Murray ; music, Max Steiner. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English or dubbed French, Spanish with English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Notes |
Requires Blu-ray player compatibility to view. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture, 1956. "New HD digital transfer from restored Vista Vision Picture and audio elements." Special features: New featurette The Searchers: 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. |
| System Details |
DVD (Blu-ray) ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 1.0 ; 1080p HD ; 16x9. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1419844571 9781419844577 |
| Other | Classic View |