
The Searchers
Edward Buscombe(Author)
BFI Publishing
2nd Edition
Published on 24. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-83902-469-6 (ISBN)
Description
John Ford's masterpiece The Searchers (1956) was voted the seventh greatest film of all time in Sight & Sound's most recent poll of critics. Its influence on many of America's most distinguished contemporary filmmakers, among them Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and John Milius, is enormous. John Wayne's portrait of the vengeful Confederate Ethan Edwards gives the film a truly epic dimension, as does his long and lonely journey into the dark heart of America. Edward Buscombe's insightful study provides a detailed commentary on all aspects of the film, drawing on material in the John Ford archive at Indiana University, including Ford's own memos and the original script, which differs in vital respects from the film he made, to offer new insights into the film's production history.
Reviews / Votes
The Searchers is an insightful analysis ... Replete with a wealth of information on the production of The Searchers, and graced with thought-provoking commentary, Buscombe's book is a stimulating introduction to a great American film. * Journal of American Culture *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
60 colour illus
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83902-469-6 (9781839024696)
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Person
Edward Buscombe is a writer and critic based in London, UK. Former Head of Publishing at the British Film Institute, he is the editor of The BFI Companion to the Western (1988) and the author of Stagecoach (1992) and Unforgiven (2004) in the BFI Film Classics series, and 100 Westerns in the BFI Screen Guides series.
Content
Acknowledgments
Foreword to the 2022 Edition
'The Searchers'
Notes
Credits
Bibliography
Foreword to the 2022 Edition
'The Searchers'
Notes
Credits
Bibliography