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The searchers Cover Image DVD DVD

The searchers / Warner Bros. Pictures presents the C.V. Whitney picture ; screenplay by Frank S. Nugent ; directed by John Ford.

Ford, John, 1894-1973 (Added Author). Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 (Added Author). Nugent, Frank S. (Added Author). Wayne, John, 1907-1979 (Added Author). Hunter, Jeffrey, 1926-1969 (Added Author). Miles, Vera. (Added Author). Wood, Natalie. (Added Author). Le May, Alan, 1899-1964 Searchers. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). C.V. Whitney Pictures. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419853783
  • ISBN: 9781419853784
  • ISBN: 0790733064
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD release of the motion picture originally produced in 1956.
Special features: New digital transfer from Restored VistaVision Picture and Audio Elements. Introduction by John Wayne's son and The Searchers co-star, Patrick Wayne. Theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography, Winton C. Hoch ; editor, Jack Murray ; music, Max Steiner.
Participant or Performer Note:
John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Enhanced for widescreen tvs ; English mono., French mono.; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
In English or French, with English, French, or Spanish subtitles ; Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
National Film Preservation Board, USA, 1989: National Film Registry.

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Subject: Kidnapping > Drama.
Comanche Indians > Drama.
Indian captivities > Drama.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Drama.
Frontera y exploradores > Teatro.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Veterans > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Western films.
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Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library DRAMA SEAR 1956 (Text) 33892002470129 DVD Available -
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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.
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