She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949 • 103 minutes

About this movie

The film John Wayne claimed was his favorite ever made, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, is a towering John Ford adventure, a vivid postcard to the United States Calvary of the Old West. Wayne plays retiring Captain Nathan Cutting, who has been given a last assignment to subdue a pack of rebellious Cheyenne and to deliver the wife and niece of his commanding officer to a nearby stage coach depot before a full-scale Indian war breaks out. As the commander's beautiful niece is courted by fellow officers, Cutting attempts a peaceful solution with Cheyenne leader Chief Pony That Walks. When negotiations fail, Cutting comes up with a daring plan to save lives on both sides of the conflict. Considered one of the most beautiful westerns ever filmed, with the peaks of Monument Valley serving as a backdrop, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon won the 1950 Academy Award for Cinematography.

Ratings and reviews

Such a great fun film and in color! John Ford's best I believe with The Quiet Man. ...with beautiful Arizona landscape as a backdrop... Wayne at his best too!

John Wayne. Need I say more, wonderful movie. Enjoyed every minute.

One of John Wayne's best movie.