The Searchers (Ultimate Collector's Edition) | 
| Directors: John Ford, Nick Redman
Actors: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Patrick Wayne, John Milius, Pippa Scott
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  287 reviews
Sales Rank: 29556
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.8 x 5.6
MPN: WARD80433D
UPC: 012569804333
EAN: 0012569804333
ASIN: B000F0V0LI
Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1956
Release Date: June 6, 2006
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/22/2007
Amazon.com essential video
A favorite film of some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford's The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it's the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western--the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of the West. The story takes place in Texas in 1868; Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran who visits his brother and sister-in-law at their ranch and is horrified when they are killed by marauding Comanches. Ethan's search for a surviving niece (played by young Natalie Wood) becomes an all-consuming obsession. With the help of a family friend (Jeffrey Hunter) who is himself part Cherokee, Ethan hits the trail on a five-year quest for revenge. At the peak of his masterful talent, director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. As with many of Ford's classic Westerns, The Searchers must contend with revisionism in its stereotypical treatment of "savage" Native Americans, and the film's visual beauty (the final shot is one of the great images in all of Western culture) is compromised by some uneven performances and stilted dialogue. Still, this is undeniably one of the greatest Westerns ever made. --Jeff Shannon
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A favorite film of some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford's The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it's the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western--the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of the West. The story takes place in Texas in 1868; Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran who visits his brother and sister-in-law at their ranch and is horrified when they are killed by marauding Comanches. Ethan's search for a surviving niece (played by young Natalie Wood) becomes an all-consuming obsession. With the help of a family friend (Jeffrey Hunter) who is himself part Cherokee, Ethan hits the trail on a five-year quest for revenge. At the peak of his masterful talent, director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. As with many of Ford's classic Westerns, The Searchers must contend with revisionism in its stereotypical treatment of "savage" Native Americans, and the film's visual beauty (the final shot is one of the great images in all of Western culture) is compromised by some uneven performances and stilted dialogue. Still, this is undeniably one of the greatest Westerns ever made. --Jeff Shannon
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 Great in Blu July 5, 2009
Michael Seigworth
Very nice color. got a good price so had to add this to the collection. Classic western. Its a good addition to a collection of movies. Just to have a well balanced collection, even if you aren't a John Wayne fan.
 Great Blu-Ray for an even better price July 4, 2009
Robbie Hildebrand
I won't review the movie itself, because plenty of other people have already done so. I'm just here to say that the Blu-Ray transfer is amazing. For a movie made over 50 years ago, it has and will probably never look better. And for $8, it is a steal. It's great for showing off what Blu-Ray can really do for an older film. For such an incredibly low price, lower than the standard DVD, I can't think of any reason for you not to buy this movie...unless you just don't like the movie itself...
 The Searchers June 23, 2009
John Cumberworth
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received the wrong movie, I can't use the (HD DVD)....
No response from you as yet
 Well-shot but overrated June 16, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Bottom Line:
The Searchers is universally beloved, but the people who heap gallons of praise on it seem to have ignored the terribly boring and unnecessary subplot involving Vera Miles & Jeffrey Hunter, the general slow pace of the film, and the overboiled performances by basically everyone other than Wayne; some of the themes are interesting enough, but as a film The Searchers leaves a lot to be desired.
2.5/4
The best western ever made, maybe the best movie ever made June 14, 2009
G Gecko
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
John Wayne and John Ford at their greatest. Wayne should have won the Oscar for "Ethan" before he won as "Rooster".
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