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

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Searchers (Motion picture) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) C.V. Whitney Pictures Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992 (Producer) Ford, John, 1894-1973 (Director) Nugent, Frank S. (Screenwriter) Wayne, John, 1907-1979 (Actor) Hunter, Jeffrey, 1926-1969 (Actor) Miles, Vera (Actor) Wood, Natalie (Actor) Le May, Alan, 1899-1964
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English or dubbed French, Spanish with English, French, or Spanish subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2006.
Edition:	Widescreen.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Indigenous captivities > Drama. Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Western films. Feature films. Fiction films. Drama. Frontier and pioneer life. Indian captivities. West United States.
Genre:	Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Western films. Feature films. Fiction films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc

Description
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.
Note:	Requires Blu-ray player compatibility to view. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture, 1956. "New HD digital transfer from restored Vista Vision Picture and audio elements." Special features: new featurette The Searchers: an appreciation; s 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. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CP9 D0072973 Blu-ray Video
Audience:	Not rated.
ISBN:	1419844571 9781419844577
Credits:	Photography, Winton C. Hoch ; editor, Jack Murray ; music, Max Steiner.
System Details:	Blu-ray; Dolby Digital 1.0; 1080p high definition; widescreen (1.85:1,16x9) presentation. Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:	John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood.