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"Director [John] Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). [James] Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally -- in the form of a rugged local rancher (John Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Vera Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable,...
2) True grit
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In "True Grit," U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn helps a headstrong young girl find the man who murdered her father in Native American territory and fled with the family savings. When Rooster's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. The situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an inexperienced Texas Ranger joins the party. In "Rio Lobo," a spectacular robbery of a Union pay train by Confederate guerillas leads to the train's...
5) McLintock!
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In this legendary John Wayne film, the cattle rancher McLintock puts his brand on the territory and every woman in it! The lovely Louise Warren plays a widow who moves with her two children onto McLintock’s ranch to serve as cook, while Maureen O’Hara plays the estranged wife. Every great Western staple is accounted for: Cowboys, Indians, gun battles and fistfights. Plus, that pair of (now infamous) spanking scenes!A western version of "Taming...
6) Hondo
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Hondo Lane, a dispatch rider for the cavalry, encounters Angie Lowe, a woman living alone with her young son in the midst of hostile Apache territory. She presumes she is safe because the Apaches, under their chief Vittorio, have always left them alone. Later Hondo has a run-in with Angie's good-for-nothing husband and is forced to kill him. When Vittorio captures Hondo to save his life, Angie tells the Apache chief that he is her husband. In order...
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In "Donovan's Reef, " John Wayne heads a group of high skilled professional game hunters in Africa who capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions.In "Hatari, " a straight-laced Bostonian comes searching for her father, a brawling ex-Navy man living on a South Pacific island.
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Island in the Sky: A transport plane crashes on Labrador's frozen tundra. The pilot must keep his crew alive while waiting to be rescued. Based on the novel by Ernest K. Gann.
In Harm's Way: Epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attack on the naval base.
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John Wayne returns with the following three western movies: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (a senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed); The Sons of Katie Elder (four sons who reunite in their Texas hometown to attend their mother's funeral); and The Shootist (A dying gunfighter who spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and...
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"The shootist," an aging and ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is enmeshed in one last valiant battle and dies with honor.
"The man who shot Liberty Valance," is the story of a man who becomes a legend and an important political figure by falsely claiming he shot a ruthless gunman (Liberty Valance).
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"A gang of ruthless outlaws ... a pair of larger-than-life heroes ... a timeless tale of good versus evil. Blended together, the result is Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - an epic adventure bigger than the wild frontier! In The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, John Wayne plays a rugged rancher who teams with a big-city lawyer and together they rid their frontier town of its lawlessness"--Container.