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1950 |
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WESTERN
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US |
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86 |
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An odd assortment of people, including a convoy of Mormons, travels west in pioneering days.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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No film illustrates better Ford's vision of America as a collection of nationalities, religions and interests coming together to form a common civilization. The plot is episodic, the characters are simple, and there's no John Wayne; but the film has an epic sweep which makes it one of the great westerns. The fine camerawork is by Bert Glennon. The movie inspired the long-running TV series, Wagon Train.
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"Along with The Fugitive (1947) and The Sun Shines Bright (1953), I think Wagonmaster came closest to being what I had wanted to achieve."
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(pictured left), Joanne Dru (pictured right), Harry Carey Jr 
(pictured centre)