John Wayne DVD Gift Set (The Shootist/ The Sons of Katie Elder/ True Grit/ El Dorado/ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) |  | Directors: Don Siegel, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, John Ford
Actors: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Kim Darby, Dean Martin, Lauren Bacall
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 59727
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 595 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.5 x 3.1
ISBN: 079218257X
UPC: 097360622249
EAN: 9780792182573
ASIN: B00006674Y
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 1965
Release Date: May 14, 2002
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Description
Legendary producer-director Howard Hawks teams with two equally legendary stars, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, in this classic Western drama. Mitchum plays to perfection an alcoholic but gutsy sheriff who relentlessly battles the dark side of the wild West, ruthless cattle barons and crooked "businessmen." The Duke gives an equally adept performance as the sheriff's old friend who knows his way around a gunfight. Filled with brawling action and humor, El Dorado delivers the goods. James Caan and Ed Asner co-star. Ranking with Stagecoach as one of the greatest of its genre, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is the modern-day Western to beat all Westerns. John Ford, whose very name is synonymous with "Westerns," directed the ideal cast. Jimmy Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid the fair village of Shinbone of its number one nuisance and Bad Man: Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). And as if all that weren't enough, the biggest star that ever aimed a six-shooter plays the Man of the title: John Wayne. Super-sincere Stewart and rugged rancher Wayne also share the same love interest (Vera Miles). One gets the gunman but the other gets the gal. Afflicted with a terminal illness, John Bernard Brooks (John Wayne), the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler (James Stewart). Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow (Lauren Bacall) and her son (Ron Howard). However, it is not Brook's fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle. Katie Elder bore four sons. The day she is buried they all return home to Clearwater, Texas, to pay their last respects. John Wayne is the eldest and toughest son, the gunslinger. Tom (Dean Martin) is good with a deck of cards and good with a gun when he has to be. Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one - nobody ever called him yellow...twice. Bud (Michael Anderson, Jr.) is the youngest. Any hope for respectability lies with him. Directed by Henry Hathaway (True Grit), an acknowledged master of the Western, the story has a dual theme: not only is this a he-man's story, but it is also a drama of the maternal influence of Katie Elder, movingly portrayed from beginning to conclusion. In 1970, John Wayne won an Academy Award. for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless one-eyed U.S. Marshall, Rooster Cogburn. The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. When Cogburn's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. And the situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an inexperienced but enthusiastic Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) joins the party. Laughter and tears punctuate the wild action in this extraordinary Western which features performances by Robert Duvall and Strother Martin.
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 John Wayne's best of the best October 22, 2009
John T. M. Mood (Columbia, SC USA)
Very nice box set of some of The Duke's best pictures. In "The Shootist" see excellent scenes with Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Scatman Crothers, and Jimmy Stweart. "The Sons of Katie Elder" has some excellent work, and a few scenes with Johnnie Crawford who played the 'son' character on "The Rifleman" with Chuck Connors. There's also a scene where John Wayne rides a horse backwards straight as an arrow for quite a distance as he didn't want to turn his back on his adversaries. Horsemanship like that you don't see in movies any more. And it wasn't some stuntman either. All 5 pictures are worth watching again and again, a true test of really good films.
 Out of item June 3, 2009
Sam Smith
Gohastings shipped the incorrect dvd's. When I called them they said they were "out of stock" of what I ordered, saying I could send it back and get a refund. Why not just send me an email saying they are out of stock and issuing an immediate refund?
Great Classics March 31, 2007
Avid Reader
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this as a gift. My brother in law loved it and so did I, since I asked to borrow them so I can see them too!
Great Set!!!! March 26, 2007
Jake Tenney
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are many John Wayne box sets out there, this is THE one to have. These are, in my opinion, some of his best movies. This set is a great set for the John Wayne fan. Great picture and sound quality, and really cool extras also.
DVD January 24, 2007
Barbara A. Hanger (Mount Vernon, WA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a gift for my son. He seemed realy please about it. I am very satisfied
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