John Wayne
Publisher
Olive Films
Edition
60th anniversary special ed.
Language
English
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John Ford's The Quiet Man celebrates one of Hollywood's most romantic and enduring epics. The first American feature to be filmed in Ireland's picturesque countryside, Ford richly imbued this masterpiece with his love of Ireland and its people. Sean Thornton is an American boxer who swears off fighting after he accidentally kills an opponent in the ring. Returning to the Irish town of his youth, he finds happiness when he falls in love with the fiery...
3) True Grit
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Language
English
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In 1970, John Wayne won an Academy Award. for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless one-eyed U.S. Marshall, Rooster Cogburn. The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. When Cogburn's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. And the situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an...
4) Hatari!
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Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
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Description
Director Howard Hawks reteams with John Wayne, who heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa. Only they don’t use bullets – they capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions. Nominated for an **Academy Award** for Best Cinematography, Color. *"one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'." - Derek Adams, **Time Out***
5) Hondo
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Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Edition
Full screen version; special collector's edition.
Language
English
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Hondo Lane, a dispatch rider for the cavalry, encounters Angie Lowe, a woman living alone with her young son in the midst of hostile Apache territory. Later, when Apache chief Vittorio captures Hondo, Angie tells the chief Hondo is her husband to save his life. In order to protect her, Hondo goes along with the lie...
6) The Alamo
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Twenthieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
7) The Alamo
Series
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
Series
Publisher
Allegro Corp
Language
English
Description
McLintock (1963): "In this romantic comedy western, Cattle baron George William McLintock (Wayne) battles with his headstrong wife (O'Hara), his daughter (Powers), and a slew of scheming land grabbers."--Container.
Angel and the badman (1947): "A beautiful Quaker girl (Russell) nurses wounded outlaw Quirt Evans (Wayne) back to health. Now he must choose between avenging his father's murder or the love of the girl."--Container.
Rainbow Valley (1937):...
13) The Comancheros
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A Texas Ranger works undercover to foil a notorious gang of outlaws.
16) In Harm's Way
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attack on the naval base.
17) El Dorado
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen format.
Language
English
Description
A sheriff fights cattlemen and empire builders as he tries to tame the West.
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Seven westerns starring John Wayne.
Star packer: A gang working for The Shadow is terrorizing the town. John Travers decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something about it.
Randy rides alone: Jailed for murders he didn't commit, Randy escapes only to stumble into the den of the real murderers.
Dawn rider: Just as John travels to visit his father, he witnesses his death and suffers a gun wound - a beautiful woman is kind enough to help...