Wake of the Red Witch. 1948. Directed by Edward Ludwig

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Wake of the Red Witch. USA. 1948. Directed by Edward Ludwig

Wake of the Red Witch. 1948. USA. Directed by Edward Ludwig. With John Wayne, Gail Russell, Luther Adler. 35mm. 106 min.

1948 was the year John Wayne became a major star, with the releases of Fort Apache, Red River, and this moody, dreamlike East Indies adventure, in which he plays the captain of a cargo ship locked in perpetual conflict with the ship’s devious owner (Luther Adler) over sunken treasure and the hand of the beautiful Angelique (Gail Russell). Directed as a maze of flashbacks and asides by Edward Ludwig (The Gun Hawk), the film was one of Republic’s most expensive productions—and, in the end, one of its most successful.

This film accompanies Martin Scorsese Presents Republic Rediscovered: New Restorations from Paramount Pictures, Part 2.

Past events

Thu, Aug 16, 2018, 4:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 7:00 p.m.

Introduced by Martin Scorsese

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

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