Product Details

• Actors: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond
• Directors: Robert Montgomery, John Ford, Peter Bogdanovich
• Writers: Alan Le May, Frank Fenton, Frank S. Nugent, Frank Wead, James Warner Bellah
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 8
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009
• Run Time: 811 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002945DWA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,438 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "John Wayne: John Ford Film Collection (The Searchers 2-Disc Special Edition / Fort Apache / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / They Were Expendable /3 Godfathers / The Wings of Eagles / Directed by John Ford)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/15/2009

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new here but the documentary..., June 11, 2009

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calvinnme - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Wayne: John Ford Film Collection (The Searchers 2-Disc Special Edition / Fort Apache / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / They Were Expendable /3 Godfathers / The Wings of Eagles / Directed by John Ford) (DVD)

... and it looks like some features in the original John Ford - John Wayne collection are missing.

Here's the press release for this new set:

JOHN WAYNE-JOHN FORD FILM COLLECTION Collection Includes:
THE SEARCHERS TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION - Wayne's favorite role. And, many say, Ford's best film.
THE WINGS OF EAGLES - A compassionate biopic salute: aviation pioneer "Spig" Wead (Wayne) overcomes tragedy to forge a Hollywood career. Maureen O'Hara co-stars.
FORT APACHE - They're duty bound to obey. But Wayne and other cavalrymen are at odds with the orders of ramrod commander Henry Fonda. Shirley Temple co-stars.
3 GODFATHERS - The tale of the Magi - Western style. Fugitive bank robbers won't abandon the infant entrusted to them, even though caring for him dims their chances of escape.
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON - Another Ford masterpiece of mood and heroics. An aging officer (Wayne) who knows the agony of war seeks to make his last mission one of peace. Won Academy Award of 1949 for Best Color Cinematography.
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE - Wayne and Robert Montgomery are PT-boat skippers in "one of the finest (and most underrated) of all World War II films" (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide).
Bonus Documentary Disc - First Time on DVD:
DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD - Peter Bogdanovich's groundbreaking tribute to the filmmaker, restored and reedited to include more classic clips and insightful anecdotes from Clint Eastwood, Katharine Hepburn, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and more contemporary cinema giants.

If this description is complete then "Stagecoach" and "The Long Voyage Home" are missing from this release of this boxed set versus the first release. What has been added is the documentary on John Ford. That 110 minute documentary is available separately here - Directed by John Ford. My suggestion, and what I intend to do, is to buy the documentary separately.

Wayne became a star based on his performance in Stagecoach in 1939, after first gaining some short-lived attention when he appeared in 1930's "The Big Trail". The original boxed set is still available without the documentary and with the missing two movies of this package. I would still recommend that set over this one as long as the original set is available. Stagecoach is essential for any John Wayne fan and I can't see owning this collection if it is not part of it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Duke, April 20, 2011

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This review is from: John Wayne: John Ford Film Collection (The Searchers 2-Disc Special Edition / Fort Apache / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / They Were Expendable /3 Godfathers / The Wings of Eagles / Directed by John Ford) (DVD)

What's more to say than "The Duke". Great collection of movies and we have enjoyed every one we have seen so far, the extras are great too. By the way, John Wayne and I are distant cousins, going back over two hundred years ago.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Any Wayne is good-great, September 9, 2011

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Steven Bennett (santee, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Wayne: John Ford Film Collection (The Searchers 2-Disc Special Edition / Fort Apache / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / They Were Expendable /3 Godfathers / The Wings of Eagles / Directed by John Ford) (DVD)

I have well over 100 John Wayne movies and serials. I love most of the stuff he did. I believe he epitomizes the all American hero, at least to me.