LEONARD MALTIN, Video & TV Guide:
"Superb Western saga of Wayne's
relentless search for his niece (Wood)
kidnapped by Indians,
spanning many years. "Color, scenery, and photography
are all splendid,
with a moving, insightful
Frank Nugent script to match
(based on Alan LeMay's novel).
"And who could ever
forget that final shot?
"Remade and imitated many times since."
TIM DIRKS, filmorg: Great American Films:
"The Searchers (1956) is considered
by many to be the true American
masterpiece of filmmaking,
and the best and most-admired
film of director John Ford. "With dazzling on-location photography
(including the stunning rock
formations of Monument Valley),
the film handsomely captures
the beauty and isolating
danger of the frontier.
"Years later, a generation of
"New Hollywood" film directors
including Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader,
Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas
traced their fascination with
film to this John Ford masterpiece -
in reverence to his cinematic milestone,
they reflected his work in their
own films (e.g., Scorsese's Taxi Driver.)
"The Searchers tells the emotionally
complex story of a perilous,
hate-ridden quest and odyssey
of self-discovery after a Comanche massacre.
It examines the inner psychological
turmoil of a fiercely independent,
crusading man obsessed
with revenge and hatred.
"John Wayne,
in his first anti-heroic role,
is a tragic, lonely, morally-ambiguous figure -
a role that he often described
as his favorite and
probably his finest-acted performance."
ANDREW HOWE, Film Written Magazine:
"What really lifts this film above the
countless other Westerns
released over the years
(besides Wayne's performance, that is),
is the script, which is peppered with
memorable moments, such as:
the close-up of Wayne's face
as he rubs down his horse,
the knowledge that his family
is being slaughtered colliding with
the fact that there's not a damn
thing he can do about it..."
DANNY PEARY, Guide For The Film Fanatic:
"A great film of enormous scope
and breathtaking physical beauty."
ALMAR HAFLIDASON, BBC (Technical Review of the DVD itself):
"It's likely that John Wayne fans
will be thrilled by this superb
DVD release of The Searchers."And anyone interested in
Hollywood history will also find
plenty to enjoy from the
fascinating extra features on the disc.
"The DVD offers a choice of
watching the film in either
full screen or widescreen.
Whichever you choose,
the picture quality of both is simply stunning.
At times the image is immaculate,
and the strong Technicolor tones
are vibrant and fresh throughout."
IAIN HARRAL, Edinburgh University Film Society:
"With John Wayne's fantastic
performance and Max Steiner's
superb complimentary score,
The Searchers is perhaps
the greatest Hollywood Western. "The myriad imitations that followed
are clear tributes to its epic poetic,
emotional, and technical qualities."
DIALOGUE FROM THE FILM
Wayne:
Well Reverend, looks like you've got yourself surrounded.
Ward Bond:
Yeah and I figure on getting myself unsurrounded.
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Bond:
I say we do it my way. That's an order!
Wayne:
Yessir. But if you're wrong don't ever give me another.
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Bond:
You wanna quit Ethan?
Wayne:
That'll be the day.
Jeffrey Hunter:
I hope you die!
Wayne:
That'll be the day.
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Wayne:
Well Reverend, that tears it!
From now on, you stay out of this.
All of ya. I don't want you with me.
I don't need ya for what I got to do.
Wayne:
What you saw wasn't Lucy...
What you saw was a Comanch wearin' Lucy's dress.
I found Lucy back in the canyon.
Wrapped her in my coat,
buried her with my own hands,
I thought it best to keep it from ya.
Harry Carey, Jr:
Did they...? Was she...?
Wayne:
What do you want me to do? Draw you a picture?
Spell it out? Don't ever ask me!
Long as you live, don't ever ask me more.
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Bond:
Well, the prodigal brother.
Ain't seen you since the surrender.
Come to think of it, I didn't see you at the surrender.
Wayne:
I don't believe in surrenders.
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Wayne:
I figure a man's only good for one oath at a time.
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JOHN FORD'S
THE SEARCHERS
- ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN 1.78:1, OR
- FULLSCREEN (PAN & SCAN)
- DOLBY DIGITAL
- FOUR SEGMENTS OF
"WARNER BROS. PRESENTS"
DOCUMENTARIES ON THE FILMING
- PRODUCTION NOTES
- INTERACTIVE MENUS
- ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER
- SCENE ACCESS
- ENGLISH CAPTIONS, IF DESIRED
(for the deaf or hear of hearing)
- FRENCH AND SPANISH SUBTITLES, IF DESIRED
- FRENCH AND SPANISH SOUNDTRACKS, IF DESIRED
TO THIS SELLER, THE ABOVE FRAME FROM THE FILM HAS ALWAYS FELT
LIKE A COMPOSITE REPRESENTATION OF WAYNE'S GREATEST ROLES:
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