by - written on 26/03/10 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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The Searchers is a classic Western, which many regard as the best film of John Wayne's career as the lynch pin of American testosterone for much of the middle of the 20th Century. Set in 1868 in Texas, it features Wayne as Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who returns from a 3 year long stint fighting to find a group of Comanche Indians ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/02/10 (Very useful, 7 readings)
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The Searchers starts on a shot of a desert landscape from within a house and we see someone approaching on horseback. This man is Ethan Edwards played by John Wayne. He has returned from the Civil War to his brother's ranch in Texas. We soon realise that he is in love with his brother's wife Martha played by Dorothy Jordan. ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/06/09 (Very useful, 100 readings)
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As you can probably guess from this film that it was hubby's film choice, much to my annoyance! This film sees John Wayne playing the role of Ethan Edwards. It s set in Texas in 1868. Ethan returns 3 years after the war has ended to his brothers house and the family. He is pleased to be back but soon finds he is being asked ... Read the complete review
by - written on 17/11/08, updated on 20/11/08 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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Overview The Searchers is a classic western starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford. It is regarded very highly both as an example of the Western genre and as a film in general attaining classic status in more recent times despite a less enthusiastic reception upon its initial release in1956. Plot This is very ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/07/08 (Very useful, 20 readings)
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In each movie genre there are always films that stand head and shoulders above the rest. When it comes to Western's this is one of those films. In fact I'd go so far as to say that "The Searchers" may well be the greatest Western ever. It tells of Ethan Edwards who returns to his brothers farm after the American ... Read the complete review
Searching for Debbie (690 words)by - written on 03/04/08, updated on 06/02/10 (Very useful, 184 readings)
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The searchers Texas 1868 Ethan Edwards returns to his brothers farm three years after the end of the civil war. While Ethan and his adoptive nephew Martin Pawley join a company of Texas Rangers to track a Commanche raiding party, the renegades double back to attack and burn the Edwards homestead, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/05/01, updated on 20/05/01 (Very useful, 38 readings)
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Does The Searchers stand the test of time? After all it was made in 1956 (45 years ago) and for those of you who might think “What would I be doing watching a movie made 45 years ago and starring that big lumbering Ox, John Wayne.” Well, think again. John Wayne starring in a Western is of no great surprise; he is ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/10/00, updated on 21/10/00
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The Searchers is the dark side of the Western and deals with themes of redemption and loss. John Wayne has never been more moody and the voyage underyaken has never been so murky. It almost feels like a fifties western version of Taxi Driver, as Wayne attempts to recover his neice from the indians who kidnapped her eight years before, ... Read the complete review
