"Actor: John Wayne"

• Big Jake | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £6.34   |  Saving you £6.65 (104.89%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Big Jake is not one of the Duke's classics, but it's a diverting picture nonetheless. Everyone seems to think that Jacob McCandles is six-feet under ("I thought you was dead" is a running line throughout), so some bad men kidnap his grandson. They want a piece of the family fortune and will kill to get it. Patrick Wayne, the Duke's own son, plays one of Big Jake's kids, and together they start out after the boy's abductors. Richard Boone makes a worthy adversary to Jake's larger-than-life figure, and the final confrontation between the two contains some great gritted-teeth dialogue. Maureen O'Hara is barely in the feature, sharing the same fate as Bobby Vinton as the boy's father, who seems to be onscreen just to get shot. --Keith Simanton

• Marlene Dietrich at Universal 1940-1942: Seven Sinners, Flame of New Orleans, The Spoilers & Pittsburgh | Blu Ray | (25/01/2021) from £22.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This new Bluray collection combines four classics from the Golden Age of Hollywood, starring the iconic Marlene Dietrich. All produced by Universal in the early 1940s, the set showcases Dietrich's alluring and enduring persona; the epitome of big screen glamour and sensuousness. Featuring Seven Sinners (Dir. Tay Garnett, 1940), Flame of New Orleans (Dir. René Clair, 1941), The Spoilers (Dir. Ray Enright, 1942) and Pittsburgh (Dir. Lewis Seiler, 1942), with costars including John Wayne, Broderick Crawford and Randolph Scott, the films exhibit Dietrich's uniquely captivating style of performance and the charisma that continues to endear her to fans worldwide. Extras Audio commentary on Seven Sinners by David Del Valle Audio commentary on Flame of New Orleans by Lee Gambin and Rutanya Alda Audio commentary on The Spoilers by Toby Roan Audio commentary on Pittsburgh by Pamela Hutchinson Other extras TBC Fully illustrated booklet with new essays by Pamela Hutchinson, So Mayer, Ellen Cheshire, Katy McGahan, Sarah Wood and Philip Kemp

• CHISUM (BLU-RAY) - VARIOUS | Blu Ray | (09/06/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Rio Grande (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (20/04/2020) from £12.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Perhaps one of the most underrated of the collaborations between director John Ford and star John Wayne, Rio Grande manages to be both a conclusion and a new beginning for this most iconic of actor-filmmaker collaborators. The film is the final entry in Ford and Wayne's Cavalry Trilogy, following their hits Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). Yet it also marks the first of five appearances Wayne made with actress Maureen O'Hara, three of which were directed by Ford. Wayne is Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke, attached to the Texas frontier in 1879 to protect settlers from attacks by Apaches. When Yorke's son a West Point flunkee turned Army private is assigned to his father's regiment, tensions flare upon the arrival of Yorke's estranged wife Kathleen (O'Hara), who wants their teenaged son out of Yorke's unit. After Apaches attack, the stakes of Yorke's mission escalate, and he must journey to Mexico where the Apaches are hiding out. With his son and two old recruits (Ford/Wayne regulars Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr.) as accompaniment, Yorke faces his toughest battle. The Quiet Man (1952) may be the most fondly remembered collaboration between Ford, Wayne, and O'Hara, but ironically, that classic wouldn't even exist if not for Rio Grande, as studio Republic was so (incorrectly!) certain that the later film would lose money, that they only agreed to its production on the condition that Ford and his collaborators make another western first to cover the costs. But Rio Grande stands on its own as yet another outstanding meeting of these remarkable talents. SPECIAL FEATURES Limited Edition O-Card (2000 units only) 1080p presentation on Blu-ray, from a new transfer completed by Paramount's preservation department in 2019 Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Brand new and exclusive feature-length audio commentary by western authority Stephen Prince Scene specific audio commentary with Maureen O'Hara A video essay on the film by John Ford expert and scholar Tag Gallagher The Making of Rio Grande archival featurette Theatrical trailer PLUS: a collector's booklet featuring a new essay by western expert Howard Hughes; a new essay by film writer Phil Hoad; transcript of an interview with John Ford; excerpts from a conversation with Harry Carey, Jr.

• The Green Berets | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.19   |  Saving you £6.80 (94.58%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Anyone who fought in Vietnam can tell you that the war bore little resemblance to this propagandistic action film starring and codirected by John Wayne. But Green Berets itself is not nearly as bad as its reputation would suggest; critics roasted its gung-ho politics while ignoring its merits as an exciting (if rather conventional and idealistic) war movie. Some notorious mistakes were made--in the final shot, the sun sets in the east!--and it's an awkward attempt to graft WWII heroics onto the Vietnam experience. But as the Duke's attempt to acknowledge the men who were fighting and dying overseas, it's a rousing film in which Wayne commands a regiment on a mission to kidnap a Viet Cong general. David Janssen plays a journalist who learns to understand Wayne's commitment to battling Communism, and Jim Hutton (Timothy's dad) plays an ill-fated soldier who adopts a Vietnamese orphan. --Jeff Shannon

• Hellfighters (John Wayne) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £9.87   |  Saving you £0.12 (1.22%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Paying tribute to oil field legend 'Red' Adair Wayne plays Chance Buckman a colourful Texan who tames out-of-control infernos in exotic locations around the world. Between blazes Chance carries the torch for Madelyn the wife who left him 20 years earlier because of his dangerous lifestyle and assistant Greg has his hands full at the poker table and in the bedroom with Chance's spunky daughter Tish.

• True Grit | Blu Ray | (07/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross's father has been shot in cold blood by the coward Tom Chaney, and she is determined to bring him to justice...even if it means siding with the dangerous Rooster Cogburn.

• Jet Pilot (John Wayne) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £6.70   |  Saving you £3.29 (49.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story! A corps of silver jets soar across the majestic blue American skies while a beautiful lady waits faithfully for her hero. John Wayne and Janet Leigh star in this military romance: a classic Howard Hughes production! Anna a Russian MIG pilot escapes the USSR and lands on a US Airforce base in Alaska. There she meets Colonel Shannon and after he debriefs her the two become romantically involved and move to Palm Springs. Trouble arises when the US authorities discover that Anna is not really a defector but a Soviet spy. Army honchos decide to turn the tables by letting Shannon follow her back home and do some of his own espionage. But once there Soviet forces endanger Shannon's life - and Anna has to choose between her country and the man she has come to love...

• How The West Was Won | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  With courage sinew and conflict: that's how the West was won. With three directors five interlocked stories some of the most legendary action scenes in movie history and a constellation of acting talent: that's how How The West Was Won was filmed. Henry Fonda Gregory Peck Debbie Reynolds James Stewart and John Wayne are among the big names in this big-event saga following a dauntless family's move West through generations - underscored by the spectacles of a heart-pounding raging river ride a thunderous buffalo stampede and a bracing runaway train shootout. The winner of three Academy Awards How The West Was Won was also a box-office winner.

• The Undefeated | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the tumultuous aftermath of the Civil War Union Cavalry officer John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) takes his heroic men West while Southerner James Langdon (Rock Hudson) takes his soldiers to Mexico. When their paths cross they forge an uneasy friendship that is quickly tested as they get caught between Mexican rebels and the Emperor's forces and find themselves fighting side by side.

• Westerns Collection | Blu Ray | (17/09/2012) from £14.99   |  Saving you £20.00 (133.42%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The Searchers With The Searchers, John Wayne and director John Ford forged an indelible saga of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, an ex-Confederate who sets out to find his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his obsessive quest, Ethan finds something unexpected: his own humanity. One of the most influential movies ever made. Pale Rider In ...

• Comancheros, The / The Undefeated | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £10.78   |  Saving you £4.21 (39.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This is a John Wayne Western double-bill featuring The Comancheros (1961) and The Undefeated (1969). Nobody made a fuss about The Comancheros when it came out, yet it has proved to be among the most enduringly entertaining of John Wayne's later Westerns. The Duke, just beginning to crease and thicken toward Rooster Cogburn proportions, plays a veteran Texas Ranger named Jake Cutter who joins forces with a New Orleans dandy (Stuart Whitman) to subdue rampaging Indians and the evil white men behind their uprising. The Comancheros was the last credit for Michael Curtiz (Casablanca), who, ravaged by cancer, ceded much of the direction to Wayne (uncredited) and action specialist Cliff Lyons. With support from Wayne stalwarts James Edward Grant (co-screenplay) and William Clothier (camera), the first of many rousing Elmer Bernstein scores for a Wayne picture and a big, flavourful cast including Lee Marvin (the once and future Liberty Valance), Nehemiah Persoff, Bruce Cabot, and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (in his last movie), they made a broad, cheerfully bloodthirsty adventure movie for red-meat-eating audiences of all ages. In The Undefeated Wayne and Rock Hudson each play a Civil War commander who, after the ceasefire, lead a community of folks into Mexico to make a fresh start. Hudson is a Southern gentleman; Wayne commanded the Yankee cavalry at Shiloh, where Hudson's brother died. Nevertheless, Rock, with his extended family, and Duke, with his troop of cowboys and 3,000 horses to sell to Emperor Maximilian, soon join forces to outgun banditos and beam paternally over the budding romance between their respective daughter and son. Lingering North-South animosities are celebrated in an obligatory communal fistfight, and the showdown with both Maximilian's lancers and the rebel Juaristas is disconcertingly perfunctory. --Richard T Jameson

• Ncis: Seasons 1-13 | DVD | (11/12/2017) from £89.99   |  Saving you £-17.73 (N/A%)   |  RRP £72.26

  All episodes from the first 13 seasons of the JAG spin-off series NCIS, centering on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a crack team of government agents who operate outside the military chain of command. These special agents traverse the globe, investigating crimes linked to the Navy or Marine Corps from murder and espionage, to terrorism and stolen submarines. More than just an action-packed drama, NCIS shows the sometimes complex, always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together under high-stress situations.

• Operation Pacific | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £6.59   |  Saving you £7.40 (112.29%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Submarine commander Duke Gifford feels guilty in the death of his former commanding officer, as well as about his failed marriage. These issues pull at him during a hazardous mission against the Japanese in World War II.

• North To Alaska | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £8.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A tough hard-drinking gold prospector agrees to pick up his partner's fiance but winds up with a beautiful substitute. When both partners begin vying for her favour trouble inevitably breaks out!

• Jet Pilot (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/07/2023) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The only colour film directed by the great Josef von Sternberg (Morocco), Jet Pilot brings together John Wayne (Hellfighters) and Janet Leigh (Psycho) in a Cold War blend of romance and thrills. When Soviet defector Anna (Leigh) lands her plane on Colonel Shannon's (Wayne) base, the two soon fall in love and marry. However, after it comes to light that Anna is still spying for her homeland, the couple flee to Russia, putting Shannon in danger from the Soviet authorities. Soon, Anna must choose between her love for her husband and her love for her country. Written and produced by Jules Furthman (Blonde Venus), and famous for its extended period of post-production at the hands of studio boss Howard Hughes', Jet Pilot highlights the absurdity of the Cold War, and was hailed by critic Andrew Sarris as a precursor to Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Product Features High Definition remaster Two presentations of the film: in the original 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio; and in the 1.37:1 open matte shooting ratio Original mono audio Tony Rayns on 'Jet Pilot' (2023): in-depth discussion of the film's protracted production and release The Town (1943): Josef von Sternberg's contribution to the war effort, a short film about a typical small town in the US, made as part of The American Scene film series Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Glenn Kenny, an extract from Joseph von Sternberg's autobiography, archival interviews with von Sternberg, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK All extras subject to change

• Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | DVD | (08/04/2004) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Shift into turbo! The legendary Power Rangers must stop the evil space pirate Divatox from releasing the powerful Maligore...

• Ballers: Season 4 | DVD | (04/02/2019) from £9.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Spencer Strasmore and an endearing group of colleagues, rivals and pro-football clients return for a new season of HBO's hit comedy from Steve Levinson (Entourage) that digs deeper into the extravagant, high-stakes, big-money world of professional football. This season, having refused to compromise his principles by joining an alliance with the filthy-rich Anderson brothers to move a football franchise to Las Vegas, Spencer (Dwayne Johnson) and his partner Joe Krutel (Rob Corddry) set their sights on expanding their firm's foothold in the client-management business, weighing an opportunity to purchase an extreme-sports LA outfit run by the fiercely autonomous Lance Klians (Russell Brand). Meanwhile, Ricky Jerret (John David Washington) eyes a comeback while chafing at his new life as a father; Charles (Omar Benson Miller) faces the myriad challenges of being a general manager; Vernon (Donovan W. Carter) continues his profligate ways, to the chagrin of his sidekick Reggie (London Brown); and Jason (Troy Garity) tries to set Spencer up with a high-school prodigy, Quincy Crawford, and his equally impressive mother Jayda.

• John Wayne Film Reel Collection | DVD | (25/06/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Collection of five classic Western films starring John Wayne. In 'Angel and the Badman' (1947) Wayne plays Quirt Evans, an injured gunfighter who takes refuge on a Quaker family farm and is nursed back to health by the daughter Penelope (Gail Russell). As Penelope grows fonder of the fighter she tries to explain to him that her religion does not tolerate violence and that if he wants to be with her he must learn to change his ways. 'Riders of Destiny' (1933) sees Wayne star as Singin' Sandy Saunders, a government agent who goes undercover to prove that a notorious crook is controlling the water supply that is supposed to feed into the local ranches. In 'The Man from Utah' (1934) John Weston (Wayne) faces tough competition in a horse-riding rodeo as he comes up against riders who are prepared to do just about anything to make sure he doesn't take the crown. In 'Lucky Texan' (1934) young Texan Jerry Mason (Wayne) and experienced rancher Jake Benson (George Hayes) discover a goldmine and join forces in order to maximise their profits. 'Texas Terror' (1935) sees Wayne play John Higgins, a sheriff turned prospector who, in an attempt to relieve his guilt over the shooting of his best friend, travels to Lazy End Ranch to help his friend's daughter keep the place going.

• National Lampoon's Vacations | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £24.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (20.06%)   |  RRP £29.99

  National Lampoon's Vacation (1983): The inept but sincere Clark W. Griswold (Chevy Chase) takes misfortune in his stride. So what if they lose all their money when their new car gets wrecked? And it's not too bad when Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) deposits sour Aunt Edna (Imogene Coca) in their back seat for a lift to Phoenix. But what really keeps Clark's eyes on the road is a flirtation with a mysterious blonde (Christie Brinkley) in a red Ferrari... National Lampoon's Europ