| Edition |
[Blu-ray version] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Requires Blu-ray player compatibility to view. |
| Cast |
John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. |
| Credits |
Photography, Winton C. Hoch ; editor, Jack Murray ; music, Max Steiner. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture, 1956. |
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"New HD digital transfer from restored Vista Vision Picture and audio elements." |
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Special features: New featurette The Searchers: an appreciation ; A turning of the earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers, 1998 documentary narrated by John Milius ; introduction by John Wayne's son and the Searchers co-star Patrick Wayne ; commentary by director/John Ford biographer Peter Bogdanovich ; vintage behind-the-cameras segments from the Warner Bros. Presents tv series ; theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray disc; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 1.0 ; 1080p HD ; 16x9. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
A Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother's daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness. |
| Language |
In English or dubbed French, Spanish with English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
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Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Western.
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Indian captivities -- Drama.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Western films.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Captivities -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992. Producer.
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Ford, John, 1894-1973. Director.
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Nugent, Frank S. Screenwriter.
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Wayne, John, 1907-1979. Actor.
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Hunter, Jeffrey, 1926-1969. Actor.
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Miles, Vera. Actor.
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Wood, Natalie. Actor.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971. Composer.
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Le May, Alan, 1899-1964
Searchers.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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C.V. Whitney Pictures.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Searchers: an appreciation.
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Turning of the earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers.
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| ISBN |
1419844571 |
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9781419844577 |
| Standard No. |
085391115328 |
| Music No. |
111532 Warner Home Video |
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