The Ranown westerns : five films directed by Budd Boetticher /
The tall T: An easygoing rancher who, along with the newlywed daughter of a wealthy mining baron, must use his wits to stay alive when he is taken hostage by a band of ruthless stagecoach robbers.
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
[New York] :
The Criterion Collection,
2023.
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| Edition: | 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
1186. |
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| Summary: | The tall T: An easygoing rancher who, along with the newlywed daughter of a wealthy mining baron, must use his wits to stay alive when he is taken hostage by a band of ruthless stagecoach robbers. Decision at Sundown: A mysterious stranger who, consumed by hatred for the man he blames for his wife's suicide, rides into the corrupt town of Sundown hell-bent on vengeance. There, both he and the townspeople face a reckoning that forces them to confront disturbing truths about themselves. Buchanan rides alone: Welcome to Agry Town, a corrupt border outpost presided over by a pair of rival brothers whose bottomless greed corrupts everything in their orbit. Into this moral cesspool rides drifter Tom Buchanan, who soon finds himself railroaded for murder and, alongside a vengeful young Mexican vaquero, forced to take a stand for justice. Ride lonesome: Mysterious motivations drive taciturn bounty hunter Ben Brigade to capture a wanted murderer, but his quest is complicated when he is accosted by a pair of outlaws who have their own inscrutable reasons for riding along. Comanche station: Enigmatic Jefferson Cody rescues a woman kidnapped by Comanches for reasons that may have nothing to do with the bounty offered for her return. But before he can bring her to safety, he'll have to contend with the dangers of the Comanche warpath and a trio of bounty hunters who have designs on the reward. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released as motion pictures in 1957-1960. 4K UHD: Disc 1. The tall T -- Disc 2. Decision at Sundown ; Buchanan rides alone -- Disc 3. Ride lonesome ; Comanche Station. Blu-ray: Disc 1. The tall T ; Decision at Sundown ; Buchanan rides alone -- Disc 2. Ride lonesome ; Comanche Station -- Disc 3. Supplements. Wide screen. The tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan rides alone (1.85:1); Ride lonesome, Comanche Station (2.35:1) Booklet includes essays: Some things a man can't ride around : Budd Boetticher's Ranown westerns / by Tom Gunning -- The outlaw variations: The Ranown westerns' finely drawn antagonists / by Glenn Kenny. Special features (The tall T): audio commentary by film scholar Jeanine Basinger; (Blu-ray only) introduction by Martin Scorsese; trailer. Special features (Decision at Sundown): (Blu-ray only) introduction by Taylor Hackford; trailer. Special features (Buchanan rides alone): (Blu-ray only) introduction by Taylor Hackford; trailer. Special features (Ride lonesome): audio commentary by film historian Jeremy Arnold; (Blu-ray only) introduction by Martin Scorsese; trailer. Special features (Comanche Station): audio commentary by filmmaker Taylor Hackford; (Blu-ray only) Super 8 version; trailer. Special features (Blu-ray disc 3): Budd Boetticher: a man can do that (This 2005 documentary, which spans the life and career of director Budd Boetticher, features interviews with filmmakers Peter Bogdanovich, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastood, and others); Cinéma, de notre temps: "Boetticher rides again" (In this episode, directed by Claude Ventura and written by Philippe Garnier, director Budd Boetticher is interviewed about his career in Hollywood. It originally aired on September 13, 1995); Budd Boetticher: a study in self-determination (In this 1971 documentary, filmmaker Taylor Hackford interviews director Budd Boetticher about his experiences as a bullfighter in Mexico); Visiting Budd Boetticher (In this 1999 interview, director Budd Boetticher shares stories about his collaborations with actor Randolph Scott and screenwriter Burt Kennedy); Budd Boetticher and Jim Kitses (In this audio interview from 1969, film scholar Jim Kitses talks to director Budd Boetticher about the series of westerns he made with actor Randolph Scott); Farran Smith Nehme on Randolph Scott (Film critic Farran Smith Nehme presents a profile of actor Randolph Scott, with a focus on the westerns he made with director Budd Boetticher). |
| Physical Description: | 6 videodiscs (380 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages : illustrated ; 17 cm.) |
| Format: | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray; 2160p Ultra High Definition; LPCM 1.0 mono; 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player required; 4K television required for full 4K UHD effect; can also be viewed using a 1080 television without full 4K UHD effects. Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; region A; LPCM 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Awards: | National Film Registry, 2000 |
| Production Credits: | The tall T: Director of photography, Charles Lawton Jr. ; film editor, Al Clark ; music, Heinz Roemheld ; art director, George Brooks. Decision at Sundown: Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; film editor, Al Clark ; music, Heinz Roemheld ; art director, Robert Peterson. Buchanan rides alone: Director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; film editor, Al Clark ; art director, Robert Boyle. Ride lonesome: Director of photography, Charles Lawton Jr. ; film editor, Jerome Thoms ; music, Heinz Roemheld ; art director, Robert Peterson. Comanche Station: Director of photography, Charles Lawton Jr. ; film editor, Edwin Bryant ; art director, Carl Anderson. |
| ISBN: | 9798886070477 |