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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396228856
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 04, 2008
Running Time: 380 minutes
Sales Rank: 2221
Studio: Sony Pictures
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Few hauteur directors are more revered and beloved than Oscar 'Budd' Boetticher, Jr., who lived a life more amazing than any movie. And few films have been more eagerly-awaited on DVD than the spare, adult westerns he made at Columbia in the late 1950s, all starring Randolph Scott, most written by future director Burt Kennedy, and co-starring such outstanding actors as James Coburn (in his film debut), Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Pernell Roberts, Lee Van Cleef, and Craig Stevens. Now, at last, you hold them in your hand: The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone, Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station. Rounding out the set is Bruce Ricker's acclaimed feature-length documentary, A Man Can do That, executive produced Budd's friend Clint Eastwood. Sony Pictures and The Film Foundation are honored to present one of the absolutely essential collections of this or any year.
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Rating: - Director Budd Boetticher has Western star Randolph Scott riding tall in THE TALL T through to COMANCHE STATION.
In the mid 1950's Director Budd Boetticher came together with ageing star Randolph Scott to make a remarkable group of B-Westerns under the banner of RANOWN Productions, the name was made up from the names of Randolph Scott and producer Harry Joe Brown. The first of these was SEVEN MEN FROM NOW (1956) a Batjac (John Wayne) Production. This film was painstakingly restored and released as a Special Collector's Edition in 2005.
This five-film Budd Boetticher Collection in production order is: THE TALL T (1957) DECISION AT SUNDOWN (1957) BUCHANHAN RIDES ALONE (1958) RIDE LONESOME (1959) and COMANCHE STATION (1960) Of this group the first and last two films stand out above the rest not least because they all have a cracking script by Burt Kennedy as did the aforementioned SEVEN MEN FROM NOW. These four films have gained a cult following over the years and can be regarded as mini-masterpieces!
Boetticher's characters in these films are not the usual B-Western hero / villains stereotypes, in most cases his heroes are flawed and the villains not all bad which is helped by a strong cast of supporting actors including the likes of Richard Boone, John Carroll, Craig Stevens, James Coburn and Claude Akins. Of the leading ladies Karen Steele (Mrs Budd Boetticher) appeared in two of the above Westerns others included Valerie French, Maureen O'Sullivan and Nancy Gates.
Randolph Scott is the obsessive stoic hero in these little seventy-odd minute dramas. On the release of ... Read More
Rating: - Not your everyday Westerns
This box set of is a must for lovers of Westerns and for all film buffs. Randolp Scott stars in and co-produces these movies. Scott made scores of B Westerns but it wasn't until he hooked up with director Budd Boetticher that he created a handful of the greatest Westerns ever made. With a B picture budget and an average shooting schedule of two weeks Beotticher transcended these limitations to create great entertainment and movie art. His characters, especially his bad guys, are complex and often likeable, Scott is gritty and determined - usually bent of revenge, and the landscapes which Boetticher's camera adores are breathtaking.
Rating: - Five by Budd Boetticher
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Western fans will rejoice over the long awaited release of THE FILMS OF BUDD BOETTICHER, a 5-disc set from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The films are five of the seven legendary westerns that director Boetticher made with Randolph Scott.
Back in the days when I was a Hollywood publicist, Budd Boetticher was one of my clients.
Budd was a very interesting man who told me many stories about his years in Hollywood. He was also very open about his self-destructive nature.
At the time we were working together, he was talking about suing Universal Pictures over TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA, the 1970 Clint Eastwood/Shirley MacLaine western that was directed by Don Siegel. According to Budd. he'd sold the original story of that film to the studio with the proviso that he would also direct and Universal had reneged on that part of the deal. [I don't recall how the matter was resolved.]
Budd also told me how he came to direct WESTBOUND (1959), a Warner Brothers film and the only one of the Boetticher/Scott movies that is not yet available on DVD.
"I offered to direct the movie for nothing," Budd said. "I wanted to protect my star."
The last time I saw Budd was a couple of months before his death. I'd acquired a lobby card from THE TALL T, already signed by Scott, ... Read More
Rating: - An Outstanding collection
Budd Boetticher was a remarkable director. Sony Pictures, in their Collectors Choice set, "The Films of Budd Boettcher", presents five remarkable films that are still powerful today.
Including "The Tall T", "Decision at Sundown", "Buchanan Rides Alone", "Ride Lonesome", and "Commanche Station", this set is visually stunning, highlighting the natural beauty of the Lone Pine area. "Ride Lonesome" and "Comanche Station" resonate a theme central to his films, the lone hero seeking revenge and redemption. Randolph Scott stars in all five films, portraying to perfection the strong, silent hero.
In "Ride Lonesome", Barricade (Scott), goes after a man with a bounty on his head. Behind his apparent cold blooded nature, his real motive of finding the man who hung his wife is exposed in the end, and what was once a case of pure bounty, becomes an act of grace and forgiveness.
Future director Burt Kennedy penned the bulk of these films, honing his craft with a director with an eye for sparse storytelling, and a cast that understood what Boetticher was creating. Scott was essential to the films, adding his reputation and experience to roles that screamed "Randolph scott!". Images of Scott atop his animals, or silhouetted against the desert sky are vintage western iconic symbols. Co-stars James Coburn, Maureen Sullivan, Lee Van Cleef, Pernell Roberts, and Richard Boone contribute good performances to great films.
Watching these films is ... Read More
Rating: - "This is indeed wondrous!" - Ilya Morometz
5 Boetticher classic Ranown westerns in one set? Cleaned up & widescreen? WE'RE NOT WORTHY....WE'RE NOT WORTHY!
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