John Wayne War/Westerns Collection 2011 [DVD] - £14.97

Back to Bataan:
January 30 1945: The Japanese Prison Camp at Cabanatuan is liberated by the Allies. This moving war � lm shows the courage and personal sacri� ce which led to this historic occasion.

Fort Apache:
The first of John Ford’s trilogy of cavalry movies set during America’s struggle against the Apache Indian. Henry Fonda plays the stubborn Colonel Thursday whose textbook methods of warfare appear pure suicide to everyone but him. John Wayne stars as Captain York, a soldier experienced in Apache warfare, from whom Thursday will take no advice. The   lm builds to the inevitable confrontation with the Apache masses, and Thursday leads his men into the lions’ den.

Sands of Two Jima:
The relationship between Sergeant Stryker (Wayne) and a group of rebellious recruits is made dif� cult by the Sergeant’s tough training tactics. At Tarawa, the leathernecks have a chance to see Stryker in action, and begin to appreciate him. John Wayne received his � rst Oscar®* nomination for Best Actor in this World War Two classic.
*John Wayne 1950 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Sands of Iwo Jima Oscar® is the Registered Trademark and Service Mark of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon:
In this 1949 classic from director John Ford, Captain Nathan Brittles – cavalry veteran and hero – is about to lead his last patrol. The distinguished of  cer, on the brink of retirement, looks back over a life of war, sacri  ce and danger, but he is determined to have one last crack at the enemy. With Western stars such as Joanne Dru, Harry Carey Jr. and Victor McClaglen at his side, this is one movie where all the John Ford ingredients are “served, piping hot”!

Tall in the Saddle:
There is plenty to enjoy in this fast-moving western with its generous supply of action, romance and humour. Wayne is at his rugged and romantic best as he strives to uncover deceit and injustice in wild cattle county. Wayne plays Rocklin, a tough ranch foreman who arrives in town to take over a new job. He   nds himself entangled in a stormy love triangle, a mysterious murder and a second killing for which he has been framed. There are a number of twists in the tale as Rocklin desperately tries to clear his name