MAN FROM LARAMIE (DVD/P&S/STEREO/ENG-SP-PO-CH-KO-TH-SUB) DVD

The Man from Laramie
Anthony Mann directed this brilliant psychological Western reminiscent of Shakespeare's King Lear. James Stewart plays Will Lockhart, who is obsessed with finding the man who sold automatic rifles to the Apaches, resulting in the death of his brother. Will enters the town of Coronado, NM, ruled by the blind and aging patriarch Alec Waggoman (Donald Crisp). Unaware that he is trespassing on Waggoman's land, he finds himself accosted by Alec's sociopathic son, Dave (Alex Nicol), who brutally beats Will and is ready to kill him. But Will is rescued at the last minute by Waggoman's adopted son, Vic Hansbro (Arthur Kennedy). Will finds that Waggoman has become increasingly concerned over who will inherit his vast empire. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast James Stewart as Will Lockhart Arthur Kennedy as Vic Hansbro Donald Crisp as Alec Waggoman Cathy O'Donnell as Barbara Waggoman Alex Nicol as Dave Waggoman Aline MacMahon as Kate Canaday Wallace Ford as Charles O'Leary Jack Elam as Chris Boldt James Millican as Tom Quigby Gregg Barton as Fritz Boyd Stockman as Spud Oxton Frank de Kova as Padre

Crew Anthony Mann - Director William Lyon - Editor George Duning - Composer (Music Score) Arthur Morton - Musical Direction/Supervision Morris W. Stoloff - Musical Direction/Supervision Clay Campbell - Makeup Cary O'Dell - Production Designer Charles B. Lang - Cinematographer William Goetz - Producer James Crowe - Set Designer George Cooper - Sound/Sound Designer Philip Yordan - Screenwriter Frank Burt - Screenwriter Thomas T. Flynn - Book Author

The Man from Laramie
Anthony Mann's final Western with James Stewart, and his first in Cinemascope, The Man from Laramie (1955) revisits the themes of earlier Mann/Stewart movies and pushes them to the extreme, while allowing Stewart to play a (slightly) less disturbed hero than in their other collaborations. In another superbly structured oater about men's inner wilderness, Stewart is once again a wandering loner. The King Lear-esque family conflict in which his Lockhart gets enmeshed confronts him with the violent fallout of the corruption of family ties (the kind of ties that his own quest to avenge the death of his brother seeks to honor) and with the most brutal physical torture inflicted on a Stewart/Mann hero. Mann exploits the widescreen frame to reveal the violence's visceral impact, as the psychotic son drags Lockhart through a fire and later shoots him through the hand, intensifying the action through Scope close-ups of Stewart's pain. Shot on location in New Mexico, the arid landscapes, particularly the infernal salt flats, match the anger driving Lockhart and the villains, while enhancing the sense of their inner torment. Even as Lockhart allows his conscience to prevail, Mann still sends him off alone at the conclusion, leaving his future uncertain. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
 

Telluride Film Festival, Film Presented (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, French, Por, Chi, Kor, Tha Sound Processing: DD3.0: Dolby Digital w/ 3 discrete audio channels. Includes 2 for the front speakers & 1 mono channel for the surround DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: Digitally Mastered Audio & Video Production Notes Interactive Menus Audio: Original English 3-Channel and 2-Channel, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai Theatrical Trailer Original Theatrical Poster Scene Selections DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 104 min Part of Series: Western Classics   DVD Chapters: Scene Selections. 0. Scene Selections. 0. Menu Group #1 with 28 chapter(s) covering 01:42:13 1. Start. [1:32] 2. A reminder. [4:17] 3. The owner. [7:32] 4. A lesson. [9:14] 5. Starting something. [2:52] 6. Alec Waggoman. [2:39] 7. "I love you." [1:35] 8. Kate Canaday. [2:50] 9. $600. [3:34] 10. Pushing Vic. [5:02] 11. Chris Boldt. [1:41] 12. Sheriff Quigby. [1:07] 13. Knife fight. [1:43] 14. Pueblo wedding. [2:07] 15. "Chris Boldt's dead." [1:07] 16. The same old dream. [2:56] 17. Kate's offer. [4:30] 18. "I'm going blind." [3:59] 19. Ambushed. [1:45] 20. Eye for an eye. [3:02] 21. Dave goes crazy. [10:16] 22. "Dave Waggoman's dead." [3:24] 23. "I didn't do it." [1:26] 24. Missing wagon. [4:36] 25. "I lied to you." [2:33] 26. "Somebody pushed him." [4:00] 27. The man in his dream. [4:57] 28. His brother avenged. [5:43] Side #2- Full Screen 0. Scene Selection 1. Start. [1:32] 2. A reminder. [4:17] 3. The owner. [7:32] 4. A lesson. [9:14] 5. Starting something. [2:52] 6. Alec Waggoman. [2:39] 7. "I love you." [1:35] 8. Kate Canaday. [2:50] 9. $600. [3:34] 10. Pushing Vic. [5:02] 11. Chris Boldt. [1:41] 12. Sheriff Quigby. [1:07] 13. Knife fight. [1:43] 14. Pueblo wedding. [2:07] 15. "Chris Boldt's dead." [1:07] 16. The same old dream. [2:56] 17. Kate's offer. [4:30] 18. "I'm going blind." [3:59] 19. Ambushed. [1:45] 20. Eye for an eye. [3:02] 21. Dave goes crazy. [10:16] 22. "Dave Waggoman's dead." [3:24] 23. "I didn't do it." [1:26] 24. Missing wagon. [4:36] 25. "I lied to you." [2:33] 26. "Somebody pushed him." [4:00] 27. The man in his dream. [4:57] 28. His brother avenged. [5:43]