John Wayne's career extended beyond Western films, with a notable focus on war movies aligning with the wars of his time. Some war films had political agendas, controversies, while others earned ...

No matter how much you love Westerns, there's no denying that Wayne did some of his best work when he took off his cowboy hat and squinted toward a new horizon.

What characteristics define the best World War ... at the beginning of the war, the movie's portrayal of the service is dismal in comparison to other WWII pictures. Wayne's and Douglas' characters ...

The director cultivated and defined the traditional Western film and only accepted the best of the best to be a part of Ford's notable stock company, which included big names such as John Wayne ...

20 The Searchers (1956) Director: John Ford Stars: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter ... the same organization's 2007 list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. Entertainment Weekly also ...

Back in 1945, John Wayne decided to make an epic movie about the Battle of the Alamo. The pivotal conflict during the Texan Revolution saw a 13 day siege on the Alamo Mission. The Mexican army ...

However, all it took was one dolly zoom of the Ringo Kid in Stagecoach to cement John Wayne's status as a bonafide movie star ... following the Civil War, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (the second ...

Military history professor Bill Allison rates Vietnam War movies, such as "Apocalypse Now ... and "The Green Berets" (1968), starring John Wayne. Additionally, he discusses the tragedies and ...