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Man Without a Star [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Westerns |
Format | NTSC, Anamorphic, Subtitled |
Contributor | Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, Kirk Douglas |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 29 minutes |
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Screen legend Kirk Douglas (Lonely Are the Brave, The Vikings) stars in this exciting King Vidor (Duel in the Sun) western about a rugged loner who becomes caught up in a bloody range war when he falls in love with two beautiful women. Dempsey Rae (Douglas) is a wandering cowboy who doesn’t like the fact that his open spaces are being fenced in by greedy ranchers and decides to help a town fight back against ranch owner Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain, Leave Her to Heaven) after he meets the town’s sexy madam (Claire Trevor, Stagecoach). Loved by western buffs for its offbeat humor and Douglas’s witty performance, Man Without a Star features a top-notch script by Borden Chase (Red River) and D. D. Beauchamp (The Man from the Alamo) with stunning photography by the great Russell Mett (Midnight Lace). William Campbell (Escape from Fort Bravo), Richard Boone (Hombre) and Jay C. Flipped (Thunder Bay) co-star in this classic action-packed western. Special Features: -Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan -Theatrical Trailer
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- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.4 x 5.3 x 6.7 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Media Format : NTSC, Anamorphic, Subtitled
- Run time : 1 hour and 29 minutes
- Release date : August 27, 2019
- Actors : Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor
- Studio : KL Studio Classics
- ASIN : B07SJ9HVSP
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #48,766 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #365 in Westerns (Movies & TV)
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024This is a movie from my childhood that I haven’t been able to see on tv. Brought back many memories.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023Saw this movie when I was a kid and was glad to find it again. Great movie to watch.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2015One of my all time favorite (sure a corny good guys beat the bad guys just like nearly every other western ever made) but Kirk and the supporting cast put on an over the top real life like performance that turns out to be one of the best feel good films (of the western genre) I have seen since I started watching westerns at a very young age. It shows a good snapshot of just how things were back in the days of the early rough and tumble west when the cattle / robber barons would do just about anything to get rich quick and control as much as they could regardless who or what they had to step on or rub out to get what they wanted.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019Man Without A Star is a fairly short film that that never lets up. The plot develops rapidly and is packed with action, humor, spectacle and drama. It abounds in director Vidor's knack of expressing vividly tactile action from the opening scene to the end. A small film for Vidor, it displays a lifetime of experience in its easy yet powerful sense of screen composition. One of Kirk Douglas' most appealing and impressive performances.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2011A drifter (Kirk Douglas) hooks up with a young cowpoke (William Campbell, THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY) while riding the rails. When they both get hired as cattle ranch hands, trouble brews when the new and ruthless ranch owner (Jeanne Crain) decides to usurp the grazing lands for herself. This nifty western directed by King Vidor (DUEL IN THE SUN) is a superior effort that needs a wider audience to solidify its reputation. This was Vidor's first wide screen film and he was lucky to have that wizard Russell Metty (WRITTEN ON THE WIND) behind the camera. The film foreshadows the westerns that were to come (particularly in the 1960s) dealing with the transition of the Old West and how emerging civilization would change it forever. The casting of Crain, usually the sweet natured ingenue, as the hard and calculating ranch owner was inspired. With Claire Trevor, Richard Boone as the villain, Jay C. Flippen, Mara Corday, Sheb Wooley, Myrna Hansen, Jack Elam and Malcolm Atterbury.
The Umbrella DVD courtesy of Australia (it's not available in the U.S. at this time) is vivid wide screen transfer with an aspect ratio of 1.85 though it should have been closer to 2 to 1.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015very rare and out of print movie this copy is excellent very clear and the sound track is perfect been looking for this DVD for quite awhile saw it bought and am now enjoying it excellent flick if you like older westerns you will love this. very fast shipping bought it on Friday had it on Monday good job the seller is to be congratulated and thank you folks
- Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2016I am usually reticent about buying imported blu-rays but I must say I was delighted at the quality of this Spanish offering. English is available without mandatory subtitles and the Technicolor 1:85 transfer just shines. Kirk Douglas provides a truly vibrant performance. King Vidor's direction made me wish he had made westerns his career focus. It is all capped off with Frankie Laine's title track. Worth every penny.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2020Excellent quality on blu ray and another beautiful western made in the fifties. Jeanne Crain one of my favorite actresses and Kirk Dougles simply shine..Support cast is excellent as well...
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Juan A.Reviewed in Mexico on January 1, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Buena calidad de imagen y audio.
- ZorglubReviewed in Canada on September 13, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting western with a solid script
Loved it.
Solid western with Kirk Douglas at the helm and in excellent shape.
Very good supporting cast as well.
The dvd arrived in excellent condition and on time as promised. Universal has done a great job of transferring this movie.
- JohnReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars The first of a quartet of great Westerns from the man who was a real star.
Kirk Douglas made several westerns during his long film career, Four stand out out as truly great. They are in chronological order - 'Man without a Star'; 'Gunfight at OK Corral'; 'The Last Train from Gun Hill', and the best of all, 'Lonely are the Brave.'
Douglas had made a couple of routine Westerns before 'Man without a Star' but this Universal Studios release from 1955 reveals his highly charged screen persona, which he went on to develop from then onward. If you made a list of all the other star performers around that time, no one could have played the part of roving cowboy Dempsey Rae other than Kirk Douglas. He brings to the roll a vulnerability and hardness that few could emulate.
A star turn indeed!
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Cliente AmazonReviewed in Spain on August 10, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Recomendable
Recomendable
- MandyReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Western film
Bought this as a gift for my husband. He remembers watching it with his mum when he was a young boy