TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 2K digital restoration of the rarely presented original theatrical release version, the preferred cut of director Howard Hawks
New 2K digital restoration of the longer, prerelease version of Red River
New interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about Red River and the two versions
New interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River
New interview with film scholar Lee Clark Mitchell about the western genre
Audio excerpts from a 1972 conversation between Hawks and Bogdanovich
Audio excerpts from a 1970 interview with novelist and screenwriter Borden Chase
Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Red River from 1949, featuring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, and Walter Brennan
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien
Red River (Criterion Collection) (1948) On DVD
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Actor : John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Coleen Gray,
Director: Howard Hawks
Genre: Action/Adventure
Year: 1948
Studio: The Criterion Collection
Length: 127
Released: July 8, 2014
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC, Black & White
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
DESCRIPTION:
One of the finest westerns ever made, this "monumental, sweeping and powerful" masterpiece ( Variety ) features impassioned performances, stunning cinematography and adventure on a grand scale. Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift (in his screen debut), Walter Brennan, Harry Carey, Sr. and Noah Beery, Jr., Red River is a hard-hitting, action-packed adventure that captures the grandeur, majestyand dangerof the wild American West. Wayne gives "one of the best performances of his career" ( Cinebooks ) as Tom Dunson, a self-made cattle baron who'll do anything to protect his way of life. So when plummeting livestock values demand that he drive his herd through thetreacherous Chisholm Trail, Tom proves that he'll risk anything to reach his destination even his own sanity.
Special Features :
Actor : John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Coleen Gray,
Director: Howard Hawks
Genre: Action/Adventure
Year: 1948
Studio: The Criterion Collection
Length: 127
Released: July 8, 2014
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC, Black & White
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
DESCRIPTION:
One of the finest westerns ever made, this "monumental, sweeping and powerful" masterpiece ( Variety ) features impassioned performances, stunning cinematography and adventure on a grand scale. Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift (in his screen debut), Walter Brennan, Harry Carey, Sr. and Noah Beery, Jr., Red River is a hard-hitting, action-packed adventure that captures the grandeur, majestyand dangerof the wild American West. Wayne gives "one of the best performances of his career" ( Cinebooks ) as Tom Dunson, a self-made cattle baron who'll do anything to protect his way of life. So when plummeting livestock values demand that he drive his herd through thetreacherous Chisholm Trail, Tom proves that he'll risk anything to reach his destination even his own sanity.
Special Features :
TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 2K digital restoration of the rarely presented original theatrical release version, the preferred cut of director Howard Hawks
New 2K digital restoration of the longer, prerelease version of Red River
New interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about Red River and the two versions
New interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River
New interview with film scholar Lee Clark Mitchell about the western genre
Audio excerpts from a 1972 conversation between Hawks and Bogdanovich
Audio excerpts from a 1970 interview with novelist and screenwriter Borden Chase
Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Red River from 1949, featuring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, and Walter Brennan
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien
| Product Name | Red River (Criterion Collection) (1948) On DVD |
|---|---|
| This item is returnable | No |
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