'Hellfighters' w/John Wayne was filmed here. You don't get any Bonus features, but you do get subtitles: English SDH, plus for many other country's. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. But getting back to Ross, no fan of her's should miss it. Brilliant film one of my favourite John Wayne films I love John Wayne and will watch Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I am looking for the scenes in Hellfighters that was filmed in Gillette, Wyoming. I have always enjoyed John Wayne films and this one was no exception. Finally a proper restoration of a John Wayne Classic !!!
The storyline of this movie is based upon the feats of Red Adair during a 1962 Sahara Desert fire that burned from November 13, 1961 to April 28, 1962. They filmed some of the scenes in a building that my Mother worked in. Has all the John Wayne elements and fans of Wayne will love this film. Billy Snodgrass, an Iditarod competitor, said he was 10 years-old when the movie was filmed on his family ranch. Somehow it always stayed toward the back of my queue list. Recommended if you like either. Compiled by Dana Guthrie. It's a film studies lesson on how an actress can take a mediocre role and light up the screen with it.
Brilliant just what I wanted excellent quality and picture The oil fire scenes in particular were very well done. Hellfighters Sign in to follow this . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 25, 2018 Nice restoration of a forgotten John Wayne classic it has never looked better and I prefer the blu ray packaging instead of the dvd edition of this release years prior. get the popcorn ready for an old-fashioned family movie! If you would like to use all features of this site, it is mandatory to enable JavaScript. For this film John Wayne surrounded himself with people with whom he had worked before; and counted as friends, Jim Hutton (The Green Berets), Bruce Cabot - appeared in eleven films, Vera Miles - who he worked with under John Ford, and Edward Faulkner who appeared in five. Wayne the best player here though I usually don't care for him. This forum among many places says it was filmed in Gillette, but I haven't found any proof of that yet. Part or all of these movies/shows either take place, or are set, in Houston, Texas or the surrounding area: . At times, it seems like it's a documentary, but that's part of the action sequences. This action packed/widescreen movie was enjoyable to watch and what's not to like about the legendary John Wayne? Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The Houston Story (1956) - starring Gene Barry and Barbara Hale (of Perry Mason); Hellfighters (1968) - with John Wayne; Brewster McCloud (1970) – first film to be filmed inside the Astrodome; The Getaway (1972) – filmed in Huntsville, Texas It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. This version of the movie is in Widescreen , Brilliant John Wayne movie. I saw this film as a kid and it has always remained one of my favourite John Wayne films. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It's an ok movie though rather predictable, slow, and boring. Please try againQuickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. great fan of john wayne films,but why is this 2006 release not 16.9 enhanced widescreen and just plain old 4.3 letterbox from universal,shame could have beenReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2017 Bayland Park - Baytown, Texas. She steals the movie and its just too bad Duke isn't younger so HE could have played opposite to her. The movie stared several of the same actors that were in some of his other movies of that particular era and again, was a pleasure to relive this exciting movie of that generation. Taking into consideration when this movie was released, November 1968, I have always found it to be very enjoyable; and one that I did not hesitate to purchase in DVD format, I highly recommend it to everyone.