The Searchers
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As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Released: 1956
Category: movie
Running time: 119 min
Language: English
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griggs79
As I delve into the AFI 100 films, _The Searchers_ emerges as the first that I've truly struggled to embrace. Despite its acclaim in film history, several elements made it a disturbing viewing experie...
CinemaSerf
Fabulously framed against a backdrop of Monument Valley; this is a most cinematic experience. John Wayne leads in this classic story of a man whose family are murdered/kidnapped by Comanches and of hi...
Filipe Man...
**An interesting film, very well made, but with a weak script.**
This is one of those old Western movies where the cowboy figure is glorified as the epitome of the common American hero, the women a...
Wuchak
_**Overrated Wayne Western with a young Jeffrey Hunter**_
Released in 1956 and directed by John Ford, "The Searchers" chronicles the story of Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) who returns from the Civil W...
John Chard
What makes a man to wander?
Upon returning from a trip out to find cattle thieves, Ethan Edwards finds his brother and sister-in-law murdered by Comanches and their two daughters missing. Driven by...
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