Their home is their battlefield. Their calling is war. Their only loyalty is to each other. They are the Wild Geese. While they fight their mission in Africa sinister forces in the corridors of power are working to seal their fate.
Against All Flags (Dir. George Sherman 1952): In 1700 the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered flogged and set adrift to infiltrate the pirate ""republic."" There Hawke meets lovely Spitfire Stevens a pirate captain in her own right and the sparks begin to fly; but wooing a pirate poses unique problems. Especially after he rescues adoring young Princess Patma from a captured ship. Meanwhile Hawke's secret mission proceeds to an action-packed climax. The Rare Breed (Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen 1966): In the 1880s Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara) and her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction. When he is purchased by Bowen a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith) the women hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart) to help them transport the animal to its new owner. So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers cattle stampedes and each other. But when they reach Bowen's ranch even greater obstacles force them to summon up extraordinary courage if they and the prize bull are to survive...
Veteran western director Andrew V. McLaglen puts his brand on this exciting story, based on America’s acquisition of English Hereford cattle (which would phase out Texas longhorns). In the 1880s, Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O’Hara) and her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction. When he is purchased by Bowen, a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith), the women hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart) to help them transport the animal to its new owner. So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers, cattle stampedes and each other. But when they reach Bowen’s ranch, even greater obstacles force them to summon up extraordinary courage if they, and the prize bull, are to survive.
One Last Pay Day... One More Chance To Die!Legendary hell-raisers Richard Burton and Richard Harris, along with a coolly detached Roger Moore are aging mercenaries with a taste for fine liquor, drawn together for a late but extremely lucrative pay day in The Wild Geese, an African adventure soaked in booze, gunfire and bloodshed.Colonel Allen Faulkner (Burton) is secretly back in London to accept the task of reinstating an African leader deposed in a violent military coup, but without the combat skills of his two old friends, there isn't going to be a mission. With his two reliable loose cannons in place, Faulkner and the team enact a text book rescue operation but disaster is close at hand when the cynical multinational who set up the whole deal turns the tables, striking a new deal with the local despot which sees The Wild Geese trying to escape with their lives intact.The Wild Geese are ready for one last mission so finish your drinks and relive this classic old school British action adventure today.
After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik.
The Searchers:Wayne plays Ethan Edwards an ex-Confederate who sets out to find his niece captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger thirst the elements or loneliness. And in his obsessive quest Ethan finds something unexpected: his own humanity. One of the most influential movies ever made. Chisolm:Cattle king John Chisum is determined to protect his empire against a land-grabbing developerin New Mexico's 1878 Lincoln County War... Rio Bravo:John Wayne is Chance in Rio Bravo a lean Western classic packing solid heroics around a strong emotional core. He's joined by Dean Martin as the deputy coming off a two-year drunk Walter Brennan as the old coot whose fiery spirit outmatches his hobbled stride Ricky Nelson as a youngster out to prove himself by joining the lawmen and Angie Dickinson as a woman with a past who hopes to rope Chance. The Cowboys:gives Wayne one of his juiciest roles as a leather-tough rancher who deserted by his regular help hires eleven greenhorn schoolboys for a cattle drive across 400 treacherous miles. Cahill: US Marshall:Lawman J.D. Cahill can stand alone against an army of bad guys. But as a widower father he's on insecure footing raising two sons; particularly when he suspects his boys have stepped outside the law...
He tames the Wild West....but can he tame her? Rancher G W McLintock has everything a man could want: wealth influence respect. Everything that is except his spirited wife Kate who fled the ranch for the rarified atmosphere of the East. When their daughter Becky returns from college Kate arrives too - determined to take Becky back to society again and a boisterous battle of the sexes develops.
He Tamed The West But Could He Tame Her? Cattle baron banker and model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife Katherine who left him two years earlier suspecting him of adultery. In an effort to get on with his life McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifesty
McLintock (Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen 1963): Cattle baron banker and model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife Katherine who left him two years earlier suspecting him of adultery. Lawless Frontier (Dir. Robert N. Bradbury 1935): After John Tobin's (John Wayne) parents are killed he partners with Dwire to bring Zanti and his gang to justice. Tobin rescues Ruby (Sheila Terry) after an attempted abduction and then is
Who Dares Wins: A new candidate is needed to infiltrate the 'The People's Lobby' - a radical band of terrorists following the assassination of a British undercover agent. Captain Peter Skellen is welcomed into the group by its fanatical leader Frankie Leith and he gets closer to uncovering her plan to attack a major political target. When the terrorists storm the American Embassy in London it is down to Skellen to save the lives of the high-ranking hostages. Skeleton Coast: Col. Smith's son a CIA agent is captured by some bad guys involved in an African civil war. Smith puts together a group of military pros to save him. Return From The River Kwai: Return from the River Kwai is one of the last untold true stories of World War II in the Far East a story of soldiers who learnt about courage and used their courage for survival. The story begins at the end of the war when a group of starving British and Australian POW's have all but given up hope of escaping from the dreaded railway line that had already cost so many lives. As the wheels of war grind to a halt the Japanese decide to send their more able-bodied POW's over to Japan in a final attempt for victory. Crammed into cattle trucks they begin their journey through the Thai jungle destined to be imprisoned in the hull of a transport ship sailing through submarine infested waters. Amongst rebel raids and allied air attacks there seems a glimmer of hope of escaping... The Klansman: When a black man is arrested for the rape of a white woman a showdown between the law and the Klan is inevitable. Massacre In Rome: In the last days of the Nazi Occupation a group of partisans plan an attack on a German 'police' column.
George McLintock has to try and convince his wife that he has been faithful after a two year seperation with their fights the talk of the town. Matters are not helped by the extremely attractive cook Mrs Louise Warren he has hired at the ranch house... The film achieved a certain notoriety for the 'spanking' scene widely regarded as a cinematic first.
This box set includes the following four great John Wayne westerns: Chisum: Cattle king John Chisum is determined to protect his empire against a land-grabbing developer in New Mexico's 1878 Lincoln County War... Cahill: U.S. Marshal Lawman J.D. Cahill can stand alone against an army of bad guys. But as a widower father he's on insecure footing raising two sons; particularly when he suspects his boys have stepped outside the law... Rio Bravo: John Wayne
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He tamed the West but could he tame her? Cattle baron banker and model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife Katherine who left him two years earlier suspecting him of adultery. In an effort to get on with his life McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifest
Featuring 32 classic John Wayne movies! 1. Angel And The Badman (1947) 2. Back To Bataan (1945) 3. The Conqueror (1956) 4. Dakota (1945) 5. Dark Command (1940) 6. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) 7. The Fighting Seabees (1944) 8. Flame Of Barbary Coast (1945) 9. Flying Leathernecks (1951) 10. Flying Tigers (1942) 11. Fort Apache (1948) 12. Hellfighters (1968) 13. In Old California (1942) 14. Jet Pilot (1957) 15. Lady From Louisiana (1941) 16. Pittsburgh (1942) 17. The Quiet Man (1952) 18. Reap The Wild Wind (1942) 19. Rio Grande (1950) 20. Rooster Cogburn (1975) 21. Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949) 22. Seven Sinners (1940) 23. The Shepard Of The Hills (1941) 24. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949) 25. The Spoilers (1942) 26. Stagecoach (1939) 27. Tall In The Sadle (1944) 28. Three Faces West (1940) 29. Tycoon (1947) 30. Wake Of The Red Witch (1948) 31. War Of The Wildcats (1943) 32. The War Wagon (1967)
MacKenna's Gold (1968): A U.S. Sheriff entrusted with a map of the legendary Valley of Gold is attacked by an unruly bandit gang and his own local townspeople. They are all fired by greed and gold lust but bound together by a fear of their common enemy - the Apache. Based on a novel by Will Henry with music by Quincy Jones. Bend Of The River (1952): The second of the terrific Stewart/Mann Westerns is characteristic of their pairings: adult themes played out against prairie vistas in which betrayal and violence can erupt at any time. Formerly a vicious Missouri raider Stewart now leads a wagon train through Indian raids and hijackings to the new boom town of Portland where he becomes embroiled in the conflict between wealthy miners and farmers. Two Rode Together (1961): John Ford's criminally overlooked western (the first collaboration between Ford and James Stewart) finally makes its way to DVD for the first time! A group of children are held captive by the Indians. A Lieutenant enlists the help of a Texas Marshall in a rescue attempt. Based on the novel by Will Cook. Rare Breed (1966): In the 1880s Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara) and her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction. When he is purchased by Bowen a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith) the women hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart) to help them transport the animal to its new owner. So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers cattle stampedes and each other. But when they reach Bowen's ranch even greater obstacles force them to summon up extraordinary courage if they and the prize bull are to survive...
DESPITE THE REVIEWS FROM AMAZON.COM ON HERE, this set contains these 5 movies:- ANGEL AND THE BADMAN: Gunslinger Quirt Evans is injured & found by Penelope Wirth & her father Thomas, a Quaker family with values & a way of living in contrast to Quirt Evans'. Quirt & Penelope are drawn to each other, although Quirt has no intention of embracing the Quaker lifestyle. He does, however, intervene to convince a rancher to restore their water supply, even if the family would not have approved of his methods. Evans' rival Laredo Stevens is unimpressed with the new, peaceful Quirt Evans, whilst local Marshall Wistful McClintock stokes up trouble between the two men, certain he'll get one or the other (the survivor) brought to justice in the end...Widely regarded as one of the most romantic of all John Wayne's films, this marked his first production credit. HELL TOWN: A carefree cowhand finally wants to settle down, but before he can he gets involved with rustlers.... McLINTOCK: He Tamed The West But Could He Tame Her? Cattle baron, banker & model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife, Katherine, who left him two years earlier, suspecting him of adultery. In an effort to get on with his life, McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement & hires her as his cook, welcoming both her & her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly & McLintock's simple & serene lifestyle comes to a crashing halt as an unexpected turn of events results in brawls, gunfire, an Indian attack, the engagement of his only daughter & the return of Mrs McLintock! SAGEBRUSH TRAIL: A young cowboy breaks out of jail after being falsely accused of murder & must prove his innocence before the authorities lock him back up... HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY: Dick Wallace, a millionaire's son, tends to chase rather dubious women causing his father to despair of him. When he really falls in love his father assumes the girl is a gold digger...
A box set housing a bevy of brilliant Jimmy Stewart films from the Universal vaults. Films Comprise: 1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 2. The Rare Breed (1966) 3. Shenandoah (1965) 4. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 5. Rear Window (1954) 6. Harvey (1950) 7. Destry Rides Again (1939) 8. Vertigo (1958) 9. Night Passage (1957) 10. The Glenn Miller Story (1953) 11. Thunder Bay (1953) 12. Bend Of The River (1952) 13. Winchester '73 (1950) 14. Rope (1948) 15. The Far Country (1954) 16. You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) 17. Vivacious Lady (1938) 18. Airport '77 (1977) 19. Next Time We Love (1936)
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