She wore a yellow ribbon

United States, 1949

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Considered one of John Ford’s finest Westerns, “She wore a yellow ribbon” is the epic tale of cavalry life on the harsh American frontier. John Wayne is Captain Brittles, about to retire from the cavalry, but called back by his troops to defend them from the Apache Indians who have declared Holy War on the white man. Only Brittles has enough knowledge of Apache life to devise a strategy which will prevent a bloody massacre. The stunning locations are in Monument Valley and the cinematography won an Academy Award for Winton C. Hoch. Also starring John Agar, Joanne Dru, Victor McLaglen and Ben Johnson.

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Credits

co-producer

John Ford

Merian C. Cooper

John Ford

director

John Ford

John Ford

production company

RKO Radio Pictures

Duration

01:43:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1949

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302533

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → Frontier and pioneer life

Westerns

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q849344

TMDB-Movie

13909

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