John Wayne
1) Red River
Author
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A cattle baron and his adopted son head the first drive over the Chisolm trail when he can't find a local market for his herd.
3) Hatari!
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
John Wayne heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa to capture animals for zoos and circus attractions.
4) Hatari
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
Director Howard Hawks reteams with John Wayne, who heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa. Only they don’t use bullets – they capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions. Nominated for an **Academy Award** for Best Cinematography, Color. *"one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'." - Derek Adams, **Time Out***
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1953.
Language
English
Description
The call goes out: "Dooley's down!" The frozen, unforgiving terrain of subarctic Canada is the setting as screen giant John Wayne heads an all-star cast in this meticulously restored adventure drama. Set after World War II, Wayne plays Dooley, a former Army pilot flying transport missions, who is forced to crash-land his fuel-starved plane on a frozen lake after it strays from its course. A desperate game of survival begins as Dooley and his men confront...
6) True grit
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Darby hires the drunken, one-eyed, overweight marshal Rooster Cogburn, played by Wayne, to find and kill the man who murdered her father and stole all the family's money. She accompanies him on his journey to find the killer, as does Campbell, a Texas Ranger who wants a reward.
7) Big Jake
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
English
Description
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson and wound his son.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1942.
Language
English
Description
John Wayne adds luster to this early WWII film about the famous P-40 Flying Group who soared into battle against the Japanese in defense of China's freedom. With heroic plot lines taken straight from current events, FLYING TIGERS was well-received by both critics and audiences at the time of its release and remains a classic of the war genre. Nominated for Best Sound, Best Effects, and Best Original Score at the **Academy Awards**. *"On a patch-work...
9) Rio Grande
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1950.
Language
English
Description
In this John Ford classic, John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara are embroiled in an epic battle with the Apaches and each other. Lt. Col. Yorke (John Wayne) leads his cavalry troops to the Rio Grande to fight a warring tribe. Yorke’s toughest battle lies ahead when his unorthodox plan to outwit the elusive Apaches leads to possible court-martial. Locked in a bloody war, he must fight not only to save his family, but also to redeem his honor.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1947.
Language
English
Description
Quirt Evans (John Wayne), a notorious gunman is on the run and in need of some help. He finds himself on a farm owned by a Quaker family, the Worths. Ignoring the advice of people around town, they take Quirt in and attempt to nurse him back to health.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1950.
Language
English
Description
Tough-as-nails career Marine Sergeant John Stryker (John Wayne) is greatly disliked by the men of his squad, particularly the combat replacements, for the rigorous training he puts them through. From training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Nominated for four **Academy Awards**, including Best Writing and Best Actor. "*There are internal wars and interpersonal battles waged between many of his characters across many of [Dwan’s] films....
12) Rio bravo
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
On one side is an army of gunmen dead-set on springing a murderous cohort from jail. On the other is Sheriff John T. Chance and his two deputies: one a recovering drunkard, the other a crippled codger. Also in their ragtag ranks are an unseasoned, trigger-happy youth and a woman with a past-- and her eye on Chance.
13) The searchers
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother's daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness.
14) In Harm's Way
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1965.
Language
English
Description
Director Otto Preminger’s epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor details the devastating attack on the Hawaiian naval base as well as the explosive, behind-the-scenes stories. An awesome cast – including John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda is interwoven into this account of the attack itself, as well as into the triumphs and tragedies of disobeyed orders, the American counter-offensive, father-son reunions, battles at sea, and layers...
15) In harm's way
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Two classic films featuring John Wayne. In harm's way: Epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attack on the naval base. Donovan's Reef: A strait-laced Bostonian comes searching for her father, a brawling ex-Navy man living on a South Pacific island.
16) The longest day
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
The story of the Allied invasion in Normandy during World War II. Details D-Day landing from the points of view of those who participated: the Germans, the French, the English and the Americans.