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Hondo (1953)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 5

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: Based on the Louis L'Amour story "The Gift of Cochise," this sparkling western has Wayne as a half-Indian Cavalry scout who, with his feral dog companion, finds a young woman and her son living on a isolated ranch in unfriendly Apache... Based on the Louis L'Amour story "The Gift of Cochise," this sparkling western has Wayne as a half-Indian Cavalry scout who, with his feral dog companion, finds a young woman and her son living on a isolated ranch in unfriendly Apache country. A poetic and exciting script, outstanding performances, and breathtaking scenery make this an indisputable classic. [More]

Starring: John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate

Starring: John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate, James Arness, Rodolfo Acosta, Leo Gordon, Lee Aaker, Paul Fix, Tom Irish, Rayford Barnes

Director: John Farrow

Director: John Farrow
Screenwriter: James Edward Grant
Story: Louis L'Amour
Producer: Robert Fellows, John Wayne
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer, Alfred Newman

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Release:

Oct 11, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Leonard Maltin - Film Cirtic, Frank Thompson - Western Historian, Lee Aaker
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. Batjac Teaser
  • Featurettes - 1. Special Introduction by Leonard Maltin
  • 2. THE MAKING OF HONDO
  • 3. PROFILE: JAMES EDWARD GRANT
  • 4. THE JOHN WAYNE STOCK COMPANY: WARD BOND
  • 5. From The Batjac Vaults

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Directed by John Farrow in 3-D, this Western resembles George Stevens' Shane (released few months earlier), based on the premise that to become a real man every boy needs a father (biological or surrogate); the film marks Geraldine Page's screen debut

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10/29/06
Emanuel Levy
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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Aside from the films of Howard Hawks and John Ford, this is arguably John Wayne's best and most beloved Western

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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10/17/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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A superb offbeat Western, set in the New Mexico of 1874.

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Dennis Schwartz
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