Searchers, The - 50th Anniversary Edition
Warner Bros. (1956)
Adventure, Drama, Western
In Collection
#11343
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Seen ItYes
085392891825
IMDB   8.0
1 hr 59 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
John Wayne Ethan Edwards
Natalie Wood Debbie Edwards
Vera Miles Laurie Jorgensen
Jeffrey Hunter Martin Pawley
Ward Bond Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Walter Coy Aaron Edwards
Dorothy Jordan Martha Edwards
Pippa Scott Lucy Edwards
Patrick Wayne Lt. Greenhill
Lana Wood Debbie Edwards
John Qualen Lars Jorgensen
Olive Carey Mrs. Jorgensen
Henry Brandon Chief Cicatrice
Ken Curtis Charlie McCorry
Harry Carey Jr. Brad Jorgensen
Antonio Moreno Emilio Figueroa
Hank Worden Mose Harper
Beulah Archuletta Wild Goose Flying the Night Sky
Director
John Ford
Nick Redman
Producer Merian C. Cooper
Patrick Ford
Writer Frank S. Nugent
Alan Le May
Cinematography Winton C. Hoch


Working together for the 12th time, John Wayne and director John Ford forged The Searchers into a landmark Western offering an indelible image of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays an ex-Confederate soldier seeking his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his five-year search, he encounters something unexpected: his own humanity. Beautifully shot by Winton C. Hoch, thrillingly scored by Max Steiner and memorably acted by a wonderful ensemble including Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood and Ward Bond, The Searchers endures as "a great film of enormous scope and breathtaking physical beauty" (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic).
Edition Details
Edition Two-Disc Anniversary Edition
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 6/6/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.77:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 01 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