By Alan LeMay, adapted by Adrian Bean
It’s Texas, 1848. Comanches attack the Edwards family's settlement on the Texas plains. They kidnap two girls – 17-year-old Lucy, and 10-year-old Debbie. So Amos Edwards sets out on the dangerous mission to recover his two nieces, with the help of his nephew Mart, and a rag-tag bunch of searchers. Their epic mission will last six years.
LeMay's 1954 novel is a timeless work of western fiction, and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American frontier. It explores the fear and the hatred that underpinned the lives of both the white settlers and the Native Americans, and what emerges is a violent account of a creeping genocide, as one culture inevitably triumphs over the other.
John Ford's 1956 film, based on the novel, starred John Wayne as Ethan Edwards (called Amos in the book and radio adaptation). Ford's film was named the Greatest Western Movie of all time by the American Film Institute in 2008.
Cast:
Mart Pauley.........Simon Lee Phillips
Amos Edwards.........William Hope
Laurie Mathison.........Kezrena James
Aaron Mathison/ Captain Clinton.........Kerry Shale
Mrs Mathison.........Marilyn Le Conte
Brad Mathison.........Ronan Summers
Charlie McCorry.........PJ Brennan
Mose Harper/Col Hannon.........John Cording
Lije Powers/Jeremiah.........Alun Raglan
Look/Debbie .........Fiona Marr
Produced & Directed by James Robinson
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This is my favorite western. Many thanks.
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