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TALES OF THE WILD WEST COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE (1956-1967)
IMPRINT COLLECTION #555-#559
Get your pistols at the ready for our new series, Tales of the Wild West!
This first collection features five classic Westerns from the height of the genre’s popularity, leading you along the journeys of lone gunslingers, hard-won justice, and dust-blown showdowns:
- Three Violent People (1956)
- The Tin Star (1957)
- Nevada Smith (1966)
- The Professionals (1966)
- Waterhole #3 (1967) – Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Limited Edition 5-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.
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Three Violent People (1956) – Imprint Collection #555
Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, and Gilbert Roland star in Three Violent People, a classic Western from director Rudolph Maté (When Worlds Collide).
A rancher, his shady bride, and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.
Also starring Tom Tryon, Forrest Tucker, Bruce Bennett, and Elaine Stritch.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by author / film historian C. Courtney Joyner
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
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The Tin Star (1957) – Imprint Collection #556
VistaVision epic Western The Tin Star features screen legends Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins, directed by genre legend Anthony Mann (Winchester ‘73).
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, this spectacular Western is widely regarded as among the best in the genre, featuring richly drawn characters and striking cinematography.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by film historian Daniel Kremer
- NEW Video essay on director Anthony Mann
- NEW Written in the West: Remembering Anthony Mann – interview with script supervisor Michael Preese
- Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
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Nevada Smith (1966) – Imprint Collection #557
Steve McQueen and Karl Malden star in this prequel to The Carpetbaggers (Imprint Collection #9), directed by Oscar nominee Henry Hathaway.
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and a white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant, who shows him how to shoot.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by film historians Lee Pfeiffer, Tony Latino and Paul Scrabo
- NEW Interview with Steve McQueen biographer Marc Eliot
- TV Spots
- Radio Spot
- Teaser Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
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The Professionals (1966) – Imprint Collection #558
Western giants Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin star in genre classic The Professionals, written, produced, and directed by the legendary Richard Brooks (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof).
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
Adapted from the novel A Mule for the Marquesa, the film also stars Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, and Ralph Bellamy.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Burt Lancaster: A Portrait – featurette
- Memories from ‘The Professionals’ – featurette
- The Professionals’: A Classic – featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
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Waterhole #3 (1967) – Imprint Collection #559
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
A comical remake of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, this Western comedy stars James Coburn, Carroll O’Connor, Margaret Blye, Bruce Dern, James Whitmore, and Claude Akins.
After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buried. He plans to retrieve it, but others are also searching for it.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by film historians Lee Pfeiffer, Tony Latino and Paul Scrabo
- NEW Interview with Robyn Coburn, daughter-in-law of James Coburn
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
(REGION FREE)
