The Searchers (1. Background. The Searchers (1. American masterpiece of filmmaking, and the best, most influential. John Ford. It was his 1. Best Director Oscar winner (The Informer.
John Ford's “The Searchers” contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful. Working together for the 12th time, John Wayne and director John Ford forged The Searchers into an indelible image of the frontier and the men and women who. Movie title from the film 'The Searchers' (1956), directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne, Vera Miles and Natalie Wood.
The Grapes of Wrath (1. How Green Was My Valley (1. The Quiet Man (1. The film's complex, deeply- nuanced. American character, and the opposition. With dazzling on- location, gorgeous Vista.
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Vision cinematography. Monument Valley). Winton C. Hoch in Ford's most beloved locale, the film handsomely captures. It was even a better film. Ford's previous Best Picture- winning How Green. Was My Valley (1. However, at its time, the sophisticated, modern.
Amazon.com: John Wayne: The Searchers: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, Patrick Wayne, John Ford, Merian C. Rating is available when the video has been rented. AFI's 100 Greatest Movies: 12. Watch online full movie: The Searchers (1956) for free. A Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from an Indian tribe.
The Searchers has been more or less officially recognized as a great American classic.
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It did not receive a single Academy Award nomination, and was. Best Picture winner of. Around the World in 8. Days (1. 95. 6). The film's screenplay was adapted by Frank S. Nugent (director. Ford's son- in- law) from Alan Le May's 1. Saturday. Evening Post, and first titled The Avenging Texans.
Various. similarities existed between the film's script and an actual Comanche. Cynthia Ann Parker) at Fort. Parker in East Texas on May 1. She had great difficulty adjusting to white society upon. Whitney - . a descendant of Eli Whitney, who was a pioneer in the mass production. New Haven, CT. Ten to fifteen years after the film's debut.
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They traced their own fascination. John Ford western, and in reverence, reflected his. Scorsese's Taxi Driver. Who's That Knocking at My Door? Its meandering tale examines the inner psychological turmoil. Pippa Scott and Natalie Wood) among the .
The film's major tagline echoed the search: . In this film, his first anti- heroic role. It was a role that the actor often described as. It is commonly regarded as Wayne's finest- acted performance. Ford film. The words of the romantic Stan Jones. The Sons of the Pioneers) that play during the credits, What. Makes a Man to Wander?, define the central theme of the film - one man's.
What makes a man to wander? What makes a man to roam? What makes a man leave bed and board. And turn his back on home? Ride away, ride away, ride away. The screen goes black and a title appears: . The interior area in the cabin represents civilized values.
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The brilliant, glaring, sunny outdoor area represents. Moving excitedly to the porch, she notices. Cooper) who in a mid- closeup. Then Aaron (Walter Coy) comes out and steps down from the porch. Then, all their children take. Ethan's nieces): teenaged. Lucy (Pippa Scott) and young 1.
Debbie (Lana Wood, younger. Natalie Wood) with the family dog, and their teenaged son.
Ben (Robert Lyden) who carries wood. The camera cuts back and forth between. Ethan and the expectant faces of the waiting family. Dusty. from travel, he wears blue, yellow- striped cavalry britches. His faded. gray Confederate military cape/over- cloak reveals a red sergeant's chevron. His sister- in- law, Martha.
Has he returned home to express his love in the open. Martha swirls. around in front of the door and enters backwards, drawing him also into the. Having been gone for so long, Ethan mistakes the younger.
Debbie for Lucy. As he lifts her high into the air above his head. There's. Lucy over there.?
How should I know?. No, I ain't been to California. At Ethan's side, Aaron - aware of their semi- secret love. During supper, Aaron's adopted son, part- Cherokee (one- eighth). Martin . A prejudiced Indian hater, Ethan. Ethan treats him in an intolerant, harsh, racist and insulting.
Indian blood (one- eighth Cherokee): I could mistake you for a half- breed. After supper in his first evening home with Aaron's family, Ethan sits in. Ethan's hardness and guarded, mysterious. When Aaron's son asks about Ethan's experiences as. Confederate soldier three years earlier, Ethan doesn't respond: Ben: Uncle Ethan, will you tell us about the war? Aaron: The war ended three years ago, boy. Ben: It did? Oblivious to the unspoken overtones.
Ethan and gather around. Debbie. tells her Uncle Ethan that Lucy is wearing the gold locket that he gave.
It doesn't amount to much. Ethan is furious over Aaron's remark that he seemed anxious to. Martha . You wanted to clear out. You stayed. beyond any real reason. Why? Martha: (interrupting so that the question can remain unanswered) Aaron! Please! Ethan: (jumping out of the rocker and questioning his brother) You askin'. Expressing his dependence on no- one, Ethan takes out freshly- minted.
Yankee dollars and tells Aaron: . As he turns back to look into the door.
Aaron taking Martha to their bedroom and closing. Lars Jorgensen. (John Qualen), and Captain / Reverend Samuel Johnson Clayton (Ward Bond). Texas Ranger, arrive with a posse of local. Indian scout Mose Harper (Hank. Worden)rancher Nesby (William Steele)Lars' son Brad Jorgensen (Harry Carey, Jr., son of Harry.
Carey, Sr., a famous silent era cowboy star)Charlie Mc. Corry (Ken Curtis, director Ford's son- in- law. Festus in the western TV series Gunsmoke)The Reverend greets Martha as .
Cattle rustlers (or Indians) have. Lars Jorgensen ranch nearby, and they want to.
Lars comically swears: . Still linked by his oath of loyalty to the Confederacy. Ethan claims he never relinquished his Confederate cloak or saber after. Clayton: Well, the prodigal brother. When did you get back? I ain't. seen you since the surrender. Come to think of it, I didn't see you at.
Ethan: (I) don't believe in surrenders. No, I still got my saber.
Reverend. Didn't turn it into no ploughshare neither. Sitting in the family's rocking chair, Mose Harper speculates. It might be, this is rustlers.
Might. be that this dodderin' old idiot (pointing to Mose Harper) ain't so far wrong. Ethan appears to be. Ethan: Are you askin' me as a Captain or a preacher, Sam? Clayton: I'm askin' you as a Ranger of the sovereign state of Texas.
Ethan: You got a warrant? Clayton: You fit a lot of descriptions. Ethan never rejoined the Union after Lee surrendered to Grant: I figure a man's only good for one oath at a time. I took. mine to the Confederate States of America. As Mose Harper leaves the cabin, he thanks Martha for using.
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