Rent Stagecoach (1939)
3.8 of 5 from 112 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The film is set against the impressive backdrop of Monument Valley in Utah and tells the story of a mixed group of travellers who are making their way across the country to Arizona. They are endangered by an Indian War Party and this, along with their personal histories, results in difficulties.
- Actors:
- John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, Louise Platt, George Bancroft, Donald Meek, Berton Churchill, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler
- Directors:
- John Ford
- Producers:
- John Ford
- Writers:
- Ernest Haycox, Dudley Nichols, Ben Hecht
- Others:
- Richard Hageman, Dorothy Spencer, Leo Shuken, Bert Glennon, Otho Lovering, Alexander Toluboff, Frank Harling, John Leipold
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- A
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by western authority Jim Kitses (Horizons West)
- Bucking Broadway, a 1917 silent feature by John Ford, with new music composed and performed by Donald Sosin
- Journalist and television presenter Philip Jenkinson's extensive 1968 video interview with Ford
- New video appreciation of 'Stagecoach' with director and Ford biographer Peter Bogdanovich
- New video interview with Ford's grandson Dan Ford about the director and his home movies
- New video piece, featuring journalist Buzz Bissinger, about trader Harry Goulding's key role in bringing Monument Valley to Hollywood
- New video homage to legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt, with celebrated stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong
- Video essay by writer Tag Gallagher analyzing Ford's visual style in 'Stagecoach'
- Screen Director's Playhouse 1949 radio dramatization of 'Stagecoach', with John Wayne, Claire Trevor, and Ford
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Stagecoach
A Classic Western - Stagecoach review by CP Customer
My whole family enjoyed this, and I’m not surprised. After (in my opinion) a bit of a slow and very slightly confusing first 10-15 minutes the adventure begins. The basic story covers a group of mismatched people who are begrudgingly bought together to travel on a stagecoach through the deserts of Utah and the difficulties this throws upon them. Best known as the film that brought John Wayne into the spotlight, it also has some great character acting from actors such as Claire Trevor, Tim Holt and Thomas Mitchell.
The photography and scenery are amazing when you think it was made in 1939. I recommend this to any fan of Western films, it’s also a great introductory film of the Western genre.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.