In their twelfth collaboration, John Wayne and director John Ford turned Desert Centaurs into a landmark Western that offers an indelible image of the frontier, and the men and women who faced it. Wayne plays a former Confederate soldier who searches for his niece, captured by the Comanches who massacred his family, and who will not give up to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness, in a search where he will unexpectedly discover his own humanity. Beautifully photographed by Winton C. Hoch, with a thrilling score by Max Steiner and memorable performances by a stellar cast that includes Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood and Ward Bond, Desert Centaurs endures as "a great film of enormous scope and stunning physical beauty" (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic). Defined as the.
The Centauros del Desierto (The Searchers) 4K UHD Steelbook is best suited for fans of classic Western films or John Ford's work.
