Overview
This is a detailed commentary on all aspects of the film, "The Searchers", and makes full use of material in the John Ford archive in Indiana, including Ford's own memos and the original scripts, which differs in vital respects from the film he made.
Synopsis
John Ford's masterpiece The Searchers (1956) is widely regarded as the best Western ever made. Its influence on many of America's most distinguished contemporary filmmakers—among them Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and John Milius—has been enormous. Edward Buscombe provides a detailed commentary on all aspects of the film. He makes full use of material in the John Ford archive in Indiana, including Ford's own memos and the original script, which differs in vital respects from the finished film.
About the Author:
Edward Buscombe is Visiting Professor at Southampton Institute and editor of The BFI Companion to the Western.