Stars: John Wayne, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey, John Ireland, William Holden, Constance Towers, Althea Gibson

Director: John Ford

Summary: Three features. In 'Horse Soldiers' two Union Army cavalry officers lead their men on a daring mission into Confederate territory in an attempt to destroy a rail centre. Includes: 'The Alamo' and 'Red River'.

Features three John Wayne’s classics: THE ALAMO, THE HORSE SOLDIERS and RED RIVER.


THE ALAMO – The Duke directs (with the uncredited help of his friend and mentor John Ford) this flag-waving spectacular about the courageous struggle by 182 American heroes to defend a small Catholic mission to the death and eventually win Texas with the help of Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston. The restored, widescreen edition of Wayne's epic is at the original length and includes the theatrical trailer. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Song (Green Leaves of Summer). Academy Awards: Best Sound. This restored version contains extra footage, previously unseen.


THE HORSE SOLDIERS – THE HORSE SOLDIERS, John Ford's only attempt at tackling the subject of the Civil War, is based on Grierson's Raid, part of the Union's assault on Vicksburg in April 1863. After a number of failed efforts at taking the Southern stronghold, Union leaders assign Col. John Marlowe (John Wayne), a railroad designer in civilian life, to lead a cavalry detachment to destroy a vital railroad hub at Newton Station, far behind Confederate lines. Marlowe's unit includes Major Kendall (William Holden), a cynical physician disgusted by the notion that there's glory in the carnage, and the politically ambitious Colonel Secord (Willis Bouchey). Marlowe temporarily appropriates the plantation of Southerner Hannah Hunter (Constance Towers) while in transit and is forced to take her along, in lieu of killing her, after she overhears his plans for Newton Station. As their journey continues, Marlowe realises that he is much more interested in Hannah than in her political sympathies.


RED RIVER – RED RIVER, Howard Hawks's masterpiece, is one of the greatest Westerns ever filmed, a saga of obsession and rivalry between a man and his adoptive son amid an epic struggle for survival in the Old West. Tom Dunson (John Wayne) journeys west to Texas to build a cattle empire and adopts Matthew Garth, a young boy orphaned by an Indian raid. Years later, Matthew (Montgomery Clift) returns from the Civil War and joins Dunson on a massive cattle drive north undertaken to avoid financial ruin. Stampedes and Indian attacks build tension, but it is Dunson's iron-fisted leadership that causes the most problems, finally bringing the action to a boiling point that pits father against son.

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Aspect Ratio:	Full Screen, Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	The Alamo Original Theatrical Trailer, John Waynes The Alamo Documentary, Horse Soldiers Original Theatrical Trailer
Release Date:	June 6, 2005
Runtime:	401 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	10006332
Keywords:	Alamo, River, Wayne, Horse, John, Red, Three, Soldiers, Triple, Discs, Westerns
Genre:	Westerns