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15 de jun. de 2024 · During the 1960s and 1970s, Wayne starred in more Westerns, such as The Comancheros (1961), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and True Grit (1969), in which his role as Rooster Cogburn earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He would reprise that role in the 1975 film Rooster Cogburn.
Hace 4 días · In the early '70s, several years before the film was made, Wayne was offered the lead role in Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (1980), then under the title The Johnson County War. Ironically, Wayne would later present the Best Picture prize to Cimino at the 1979 Oscars for The Deer Hunter (1978).
13 de jun. de 2024 · Each of the best John Wayne movies highlights not only the actor's magnetic presence on screen but also exceptional filmmaking. From gritty performances in western epics to powerful portrayals in war dramas, Wayne's prowess as an actor elevates each of these films to masterpiece status.
7 de jun. de 2024 · Wayne’s standout films for other directors include Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), in which his performance as an uncompromisingly tough Marine sergeant earned an Oscar nomination; Hondo (1953), perhaps the only classic western filmed in 3-D; The Alamo (1960), an epic-length film that Wayne himself directed and in which he starred as ...
Hace 6 días · John Wayne is one of the best-known movie stars ever, having appeared in 179 movie and TV productions. He is particularly remembered for his roles as the rugged hero in Westerns and war movies.
20 de jun. de 2024 · John Wayne's prolific career includes fantastic movies like Howard Hawks' Red River, Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail and John Ford's Stagecoach.
14 de jun. de 2024 · Wayne stars as a gunslinger hired by a widow to track down stolen gold in this 1973 picture. Rife with Western genre conventions, Wayne's son, Michael, produced the film.
