
A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.... (Full plot summary below)
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A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.
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| Filmcritic.comPaul BrennerSome movies are watershed films, taking a debased genre and reinventing it on a higher level -- films like Birth of a Nation, The Kid, Citizen Kane, The Godfather... and John Ford's Stagecoach. |
| New York TimesFrank S. NugentHere, in a sentence, is a movie of the grand old school, a genuine rib-thumper and a beautiful sight to see. |
| Seanax.comSean AxmakerJohn Ford's classic western is a landmark of the genre for so many reasons: mature, classically constructed and superbly directed, it made a star of John Wayne... |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher LongStagecoach is not just one of the greatest and most influential Westerns ever made; it's also a template for the ensemble film. |
| Common Sense MediaJeffrey M. AndersonClassic John Wayne Western masterpiece promotes tolerance. |
| Cinema SightWesley LovellOne of the best early westerns ever made. |
| VarietyVariety StaffDirectorially, production is John Ford in peak form, sustaining interest and suspense throughout, and presenting exceptional characterizations. Picture is a display of photographic grandeur. |
| EmpireSimon BraundWhat drew the crowds back in 1939 and what has kept them coming is not the film's simmering subtexts but the absolutely fantastic ambush sequence as the stage thunders across the salt flats of Monument Valley. With this, Ford transformed the western. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyAction-packed and jaw-droppingly epic (it was the first time director John Ford ever shot in Monument Valley), Stagecoach is the perfect Western to show to people who don’t like Westerns. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertStagecoach holds our attention effortlessly and is paced with the elegance of a symphony. |