Ethan, however, may be lost for good.

There’s one mustache imposter in this wild bunch.

Of all its extraordinary accomplishments and artistic feats,The Searchersis a masterclass in Trojan horse storytelling.

John Wayne and John Ford’s ‘The Searchers’ May Be The Best Western Ever Made — But It’s More Than That

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He fawns over Debbie’s childish innocence, but he hardly knows anything about her internally.

This sentiment of coded and implicit bigotry has unfortunately madeThe Searchersfeel evergreen.

In the film, the line between mocking Native rituals and customs and mass genocide is alarmingly thin.

John Wayne as Ethan Edwards in The Searchers

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The Searchersis available to rent on Prime Video in the U.S.

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John Wayne and Harry Carey Jr. standing in the wild frontier in The Searchers

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