Product Details

• Actors: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff, Lee Marvin
• Directors: John Wayne, Michael Curtiz
• Writers: Clair Huffaker, James Edward Grant, Paul Wellman
• Producers: George Sherman
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 4.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008MTW5
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,409 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Comancheros" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 107 minutes Rating: Nr

Customer Reviews

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, Crowd-Pleasing Duke!, May 24, 2000

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Thomas Gabriel "Dr. Morbius" (Solvang, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Comancheros [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You can see by the title that I am a John Wayne fan, and this rip-roaring Western is one of the reasons why. With equal portions of rousing action, humor, and drama, this film keeps your interest and, like the Duke's performance, never loses its authenticity. It's said that John Wayne took over direction of some of the action sequences, and they're great. There are well-drawn, clear differences between the good guys and bad guys, but the characters are human and developed enough for the actors to sink their teeth into, which all do with gusto. By this time in his career, the Duke only had to show up on screen to be the authentic Western hero, but as usual he goes 'way beyond that, giving a colorful, humorous, absolutely real and terrific performance as the Texas Ranger who helps a man on the wrong side of the law redeem himself and find the woman he loves--as well as stopping a motley, dangerous bunch of white renegades (Comancheros) who are selling weapons to warring Comanche Indians. It's great movie-making and a great couple of hours with the Duke, so check it out!

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars rollicking good time., February 28, 2003

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William W. Miller (Sparks, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Comancheros (DVD)

John Wayne as the texas ranger whose job it is intially to bring in gambler Stuart Whitman is great fun with a great score to support this technicolor action and buddy film. The title refers to a group of white outlaws who rile up the indians against the settlers. Ina Balin is the lady with a connection to the outlaw clan that Stuart lays claim to and eventually wins. Wayne as the senior member of this buddy team helps out in the romance department being a little long of tooth to be the romantic focal point though there is a brief indication of a love interest for his character as well. Stuart becomes a reluctant ranger in order to save himself from deportation back to Louisiana and an appointment with a hangman for winning a dueling contest and he is teamed with Wayne to locate the outlaw gang. The scenes between the two while they travel together initially as ranger and prisoner and finally as evolving friends and allies are most entertaining.
Pleanty of action and entertaining dialogue. Cast is populated by a number of Wayne's stock company of actors and includes Lee Marvin in a relatively brief role as, what else, a bad guy. One of the most fun of Wayne's westerns before he started playing parodys of himself.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic western, May 26, 2003

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This review is from: The Comancheros (DVD)

Finally, "The Comancheros" is released on DVD. This is one of Wayne's best, and most enjoyable westerns(that says a lot, because the Duke's westerns were always classic). The acting is superb, Stuart Whitman turning out one of his best performances, and John Wayne underrated as usual. Lee Marvin also makes a powerful, short performance. That cast alone makes for a classic. Michael Curtiz's("Casablanca"-1942) last film, he creates one of the better 1960's westerns. Several people have mentioned the guns in the film. Historical facts are often changed to create entertaining films. This film is not a history lesson, it is an example of classic hollywood at it's best. A well crafted, fun, classic western. Recommended for both fans of classic westerns, and classic films in general.