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John Wayne - John Ford Collection

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John Wayne - John Ford Collection

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A collection of six classic films directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Between them the films garnered five Oscars and a further 16 nominations. The seminal Western 'Stagecoach' (1939) is the film that first propelled John Wayne to stardom. Native American Geronimo is on the warpath in the untamed Wild West, but a stagecoach-load of travellers decide to take their chances and make their way across Utah's Monument Valley. The passenger list comprises an alcoholic doctor (Thomas Mitchell), a shamed prostitute (Claire Trevor), the pregnant wife of a cavalry officer (Louise Platt), a shady bank manager (Berton Churchill), a timid whiskey salesman (Donald Meek) and an on-the-run gambler (John Carradine). En route, they pick up outlaw the Ringo Kid (Wayne) and, as the journey continues, each of the troupe are given a chance to show their true colours. 'The Long Voyage Home' (1940) is an adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's four one-act plays about crew members aboard a merchant steamer. Following the outbreak of World War Two, the SS Glencairn stops off for one last night of liberty in the Caribbean before heading off on a mission to deliver explosives to England. The ship's crew includes good-natured Swede Ole Olsen (Wayne), who is trying to earn enough money to settle down on a farm with his family, and the quiet Smitty (Ian Hunter), whose refusal to join his shipmates in drunken revels arouses their suspicion and resentment. 'Fort Apache' (1948) is the first in Ford's 'cavalry' trilogy, based on a story by James Warner Bellah. Colonel Thursday (Henry Fonda) is bitter at having been sent to battle 'digger' Indians, and his textbook methods of warfare appear barbaric and suicidal to his men. Captain York (Wayne), an officer experienced in Apache warfare, tries to advise Thursday, but his best efforts are in vain.
Product details
Release Date:
2006-11-06
Number of Discs:
1
Publication Date:
2006-11-06
Publisher:
Universal Pictures UK
Aspect Ratios:
1.33:1
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