John Wayne : American legend.

In 1939, director John Ford cast John Wayne in his movie 'Stagecoach', and from there, a legend was born. Welcomed to the ranks of A-list actors, he made a series of western and adventure films during World War II and became the idealized American hero. In a career spanning more than five decades, W...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Author: Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Heston, Charlton
Howard, Ron, 1954-
Buttons, Red, 1919-2006
Wayne, Pilar
Lee, Anna, 1913-2004
Language:English
Published: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2004], ©2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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In 1939, director John Ford cast John Wayne in his movie 'Stagecoach', and from there, a legend was born. Welcomed to the ranks of A-list actors, he made a series of western and adventure films during World War II and became the idealized American hero. In a career spanning more than five decades, Wayne epitomized the straight-talking, no-nonsense characters that made him a true Hollywood legend both on and off the silver screen.
Note:Title from container.
Originally aired as a television documentary in 2003.
Special features: includes scenes and trailers from some of John Wayne's best performances including "The big trail", "The quite man", "The searchers" and "True grit"; rare personal photographs of John Wayne from all stages of his life; includes bonus featurettes on the making of "The big trail", "North to Alaska", "The comancheros" and "The undefeated."
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ3 D0036434 VideoDVD
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MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details:DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
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Interviews with Charlton Heston, Ron Howard, Red Buttons, Pilar Wayne, Anna Lee.