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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)


Actors: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr.
Directed By: John Ford
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Rating: Unrated
Run Time: 103 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: October 22, 1949
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
Format: DVD
Genres: Westerns


Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 05/22/2007 Run time: 103 minutes Rating: Nr


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Amazon.com Editorial Review:
The second installment of John Ford's famous cavalry trilogy (which also includes Fort Apache and Rio Grande), this meditative Western continues the director's fascination with history's obliteration of the past. It features one of John Wayne's more sensitive performances as Capt. Nathan Brittles, a stern yet sentimental war horse who has difficulty preparing for his impending military retirement. All things considered, he refuses to leave before fulfilling his obligation to the local Indian tribe. It's a film about honor and duty as well as loneliness and mortality. And Oscar-winner Winton C. Hoch beautifully photographs it in Remington-like Technicolor tones (you've never seen such stunning cloud-covered skies). The combination of melancholy and farce (Victor McLaglen makes a perfect court jester) evokes comparisons to Shakespeare. Best of all, the scene in which Wayne fights back tears when receiving a gold watch from his troops is unforgettably bittersweet. If you view the whole trilogy, it actually makes sense to save this for last. --Bill Desowitz