She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
"A dilly of a cavalry picture. Yeehooooo!" -The New York Times
A masterpiece of mood and heroics, this second film in director John Ford's renowned cavalry trilogy (Fort Apache and Rio Grande are the others) features one of John Wayne's most moving performances as a cavalry officer in his final week of service on the frontier. Under makeup aging him some 20 years, he inhabits the role of a wily veteran who knows the sting of war and vows to make his last mission one of peace. The ritual of outpost life, the sweep of battle, the advance of the patrol beneath ominous skies: She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, an Academy Award® winner for its color cinematography, paints a memorable portrait of the honor, duty and courage in the finest tradition of the cavalry. And of Ford filmmaking.
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She Wore A Yellow Ribbon - Dina
I'll be the first to say that I'm not the biggest fan of Westerns ... but I really did like this one. The acting was very good for it's time and the story was not the predictable Western plot that I've seen too many times to count. The story was intriguing and the color is great. Definitely worth viewing.Stunning Production! - bwod
A film like this could only have been made 50 or 60 years ago. The western genre was extremely popular, and movie studios had big bucks to throw around, especially if it was a John Wayne-John Ford collaboration. Filmed in breathtaking Technicolor, "Ribbon", depicts the hard life facing soldiers, as they manned frontier forts, and patroled the wild west, trying to make it safe for migrants coming to settle the vast open territories west of the Mississippi River.
Of course every good cavalry story has to include conflicts with native Indians who were very peeved over being killed off like vermin. Personally, I was rooting for the aboriginals.
All-in-all, you won't be dissapointed. Ford's direction turns a fairly routine cinematic experience, into fine art. Dare I say, a masterpiece?
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She Wore A Yellow Ribbon - Dina
I'll be the first to say that I'm not the biggest fan of Westerns ... but I really did like this one. The acting was very good for it's time and the story was not the predictable Western plot that I've seen too many times to count. The story was intriguing ...Stunning Production! - bwod
A film like this could only have been made 50 or 60 years ago. The western genre was extremely popular, and movie studios had big bucks to throw around, especially if it was a John Wayne-John Ford collaboration. Filmed in breathtaking Technicolor, "Ribbon", ...