She.Wore.a.Yellow.Ribbon.PAL.DVD5

Description

A lament for the passage of time and the second in the directors

acclaimed series of cavalry films, John Fords SHE WORE A

YELLOW RIBBON stars John Wayne as Capt. Nathan Brittles,

a cavalry officer stationed in the Southwest. While contemplating

his retirement, which is only a week away, Brittles is assigned

to escort the wife and niece of his commanding officer, Maj.

Mac Allshard (George OBrien), to the stage line at Sudros

Wells. Although he would prefer to battle the rampaging Cheyenne

Indians as his final action, Brittles obeys orders. En route,

two of the men in Brittless patrol, Lieutenants Cohill and Pennell

(John Agar and Harry Carey Jr.), get an eyeful of the majors

distracting niece, Olivia (Joanne Dru), and nearly kill each

other trying to attract her attention. Brittles then gets word from

a scout, Sergeant Tyree (Ben Johnson), that a group of Arapaho

Indian warriors is heading straight toward Sudros Wells.

Wayne is at his best in his sensitive portrayal of an older man

reluctantly stepping away from the only life hes known.

Despite the constant skirmishing of Ford and cinematographer

Winston Hoch, the cameraman won an Oscar for his work on

the film and would go on to shoot the directors THE QUIET MAN

and THE SEARCHERS.



Technical Details

Region 2

Running Time: 99 minutes

Production Year: 1949

Main Language: English

Subtitles: Nordic

Genre: Westerns

Certificate: PG Parental Guidance

Directed by: John Ford



7,3/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041866/