The Searchers [1956] (BLU)
John Ford

Synopsis
Working together for the 12th time, John Wayne and director John Ford forged The Searchers into a landmark Western offering an indelible image of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays an ex-Confederate soldier seeking his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his five-year search, he encounters something unexpected: his own humanity. Beautifully shot by Winton C. Hoch, thrillingly scored by Max Steiner and memorably acted by a wonderful ensemble including Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood and Ward Bond, The Searchers endures as "a great film of enormous scope and breathtaking physical beauty" (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic).
Special Features:
- The Searchers: An Appreciation (2006 Documentary)
- 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
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen
- Language: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: Warner Studios
- Release Date: 10/31/2006
- Run Time: 155 minutes
- Catalogue #: 49
- Region: All Regions