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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Ford |
| Stars: |
John Wayne |
| Actors: |
Claire Trevor |
| Genre: |
Westerns |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Indians · Outlaws · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 2 Disc Special Edition |
| UPC: |
085393507831 |
| Release Date: |
1939 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 36min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 37min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (October 28, 1997)
UPC: 085393507824 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 36min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Dudley Nichols |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/06/2004, p.6D, Mike Clark): "[T]he DVD breathes life into Ford's character study of sundry stagecoach passenger types..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Regarded by many as the best Western ever made, STAGECOACH shot John Wayne to stardom and elevated the prestige of a genre that had hitherto been considered a B-movie province. With rumors in the air of a possible Apache attack, a motley group of travelers in a small New Mexico town board the Overland Stage bound for Lordsburg. Among them are the pregnant Lucy Mallory (Louise Platt); timid liquor salesman Peacock (Donald Meek); Hatfield, an aloof gambler (John Carradine); Gatewood (Berton Churchill), a pompous, embezzling banker; and two who have been exiled from town, alcoholic Doc Boone (Thomas Mitchell) and Dallas (Clair Trevor), a lady of the evening. Along the trail, they pick up the Ringo Kid (John Wayne), an outlaw who's escaped from prison to take revenge on the Plummer brothers for destroying his family and framing him for murder. As their journey progresses, the hypocrisy of the supposedly respectable passengers becomes clear, and it's the tainted outsiders who display courage and humanity. Des... |
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