Episode 145: Episode 145 - The Searchers (1956).

JAN 27, 202687 MIN
The Film 89 Podcast

Episode 145: Episode 145 - The Searchers (1956).

JAN 27, 202687 MIN

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<p>On Episode 145 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve, Skye and returning guest host, filmmaker Kyle Reardon, celebrate the 70th anniversary of legendary director John Ford’s epic 1956 western, <em>The Searchers</em>. Directed by one of the most revered and influential filmmakers ever to step behind a camera, and starring one of cinema’s true icons, John Wayne, in one of his most complex roles, <em>The Searchers</em> tells the tale of civil war veteran, Ethan Edwards, a man wrestling with his own dark side, and his adopted nephew Martin (Jeffrey Hunter) and their years long search for Ethan’s niece, Debbie, taken from her family by a Comanche Chief after a raid on Ethan’s brother’s homestead. Shot in stunning Vista Vision and featuring some of the most astonishing cinematography ever seen in a motion picture, Ford’s film was is arguably the peak of a staggering career that spanned seven decades and a film that’s become widely regarded as one of the greatest American films of not just the 20th century, but all time. </p>