Review of The Searchers (1956) by Frédéric I — 29 Jan 2009

Le western des westerns de J. Ford. (La prisoniere du desert en francais).

This review of The Searchers (1956) was written by Frédéric I on 29 Jan 2009.

The Searchers has generally received very positive reviews.

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Wow. The Searchers is a timeless western classic that completely hooked me from the minute it starts…

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Gorgeous to look at, provocative to think about, important historically, but (at least for me, in a post-post-Western era) somewhat wearisome…

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4.1/5 The Searchers, aside from being innovative and culturally significant, is classical in the way it creates a story of epic scale, as well…

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Anyone who knows me knows I love me a good John Wayne movie and this is probably my favorite of them all…

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La historia es chevere, es entretenida, los personajes son agradables aunque el personaje de John Wayne me parece algo pesado al principio,…

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Commonly admired for its luminous landscapes and all-American ideology, The Searchers is the quintessential squeaky clean Western…

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Perhaps it's because of the time this movie was released, I dunno, but John Wayne playing a Confederate dickweed with racist undertones portrayed…

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