John Ford’s The Searchers hits 4K for the first time in the UK

Experience the stunning vistas of John Ford’s 1956 classic odyssey The Searchers when it is released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for the first time in the UK on 4K Ultra HD SteelBook on July 20, 2026.

Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his nieces. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwards’ after his own parents were killed by Comanches years earlier, Ethan sets out to find his remaining niece, Debbie. The movie’s title refers to the duo’s five year search for the young woman, and their struggle to rescue her once she is adopted by the tribe and married to Chief Scar.

Directed by John Ford (“She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”, “The Quiet Man”), the film stars Academy Award winner John Wayne (“True Grit”), Jeffrey Hunter (“King of Kings”), Vera Miles (“Psycho”) and Natalie Wood (“Gypsy”). The screenplay is by Frank S. Nugent, based on the novel by Alan LeMay. With stunning cinematography by Academy Award winner Winton C. Hoch (“The Quiet Man”), and a rousing score by Academy Award winner Max Steiner (“Gone With the Wind”, “Casablanca”) the film is produced by Merian C. Cooper (“King Kong”) and Patrick Ford (“The Young Land”).

The Searchers Blu-ray Disc contains the following special features:

• Featurette The Searchers: An Appreciation
• A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers
• 1998 Documentary Narrated by John Milius
• Introduction by John Wayne’s Son and The Searchers Co-Star Patrick Wayne
• Commentary by Director/John Ford Biographer Peter Bogdanovich
• Vintage Behind the Cameras Segments from the Warner Bros. Presents TV Series
• Theatrical Trailer