The Searchers
  1. Setting -- begins in Texas in 1868 (actual shooting location is in Monument Valley)
  2. Characters
    Ethan Edwards (John Wayne):
    Martin Pauley (Jeffrey Hunter):
    Laurie Jorgensen (Vera Miles) :
    Other significant characters :
  3. Take notes on film elements you will use for critique. The most likely elements are listed below:

    Acting: John Wayne's character is the most interesting in this story--observe him closely.
    Plot:
    Director:John Ford directed this and is regarded as one of Hollywood's finest -- certain trademarks of Ford are contained: eg. Monument Valley as the setting, camera angles used, use of humorous characters to break tension, etc.
    Setting, costumes, make-up: note the Indian stereotypes and Native American innacuracies typical of the time the film was made.
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