
Event Details
When the family of Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) is killed in a Comanche raid, he spends years looking for his kidnapped niece—but her uncle may prove more of a threat than her abductors. John Ford’s epic, morally complex Western drama has become one of his most revered films in the 70 years since its release. It has been cited as a favorite by many filmmakers, including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, and has influenced films as diverse as Star Wars (1977) and Hardcore (1979). Three-time Oscar winner Winton C. Hoch (The Quiet Man, 1952) shot the film in VistaVision on stunning outdoor locations, including Monument Valley, culminating in a powerful, frequently imitated final... image.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1956 | 119 min. | USA | Color | English | 70mm
DIRECTED BY: John Ford
WRITTEN BY: Frank S. Nugent
WITH: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond