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John Wayne and John Ford's 'The Searchers' May Be the Best Western Ever Made, But It's More Than That
With The Searchers, Ford channeled American culture and history into one complex, layered, and wounded man in Ethan Edwards (Wayne). The film follows a years-long odyssey across the New Frontier ...
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The Searchers (1956)
Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his niece. Along with Martin Pawley, who was ...
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In Search of The Real Searchers
The Searchers. Based on Alan LeMay’s novel, it is still a powerful tale of race, violence and redemption as Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) searches for his niece Debbie, abducted by a Comanche ...