And apparently, this is a notion shared by Wayne himself.
The Searcherswas among the products ofJohn Wayne’s long and storied working relationship with John Ford.
The two films bookended an impressive list of films, mostly Westerns.
Their partnership seemed to peak in the 1950s, which was when they had multiple hits together.
A tremendous part of that success stemmed fromThe Searchers.
Helmed by director John Ford, The Searchers is now considered one of the greatest American Westerns ever made.
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The Searchers is a 1956 Western drama starring John Wayne. Wayne stars as Ethan Edwards, who goes searching for his missing niece after his brother’s family is killed by the Comanche tribe. Helmed by director John Ford, The Searchers is now considered one of the greatest American Westerns ever made.
