7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
Starring: Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans, Virginia Grey, Warren StevensWestern | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Jack Arnold's "No Name on the Bullet" (1959) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include new audio commentary recorded by critics Steve Mitchell and Gar Gerani as well as vintage trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The man who came to kill
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, No Name on the Bullet arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an older master that was supplied by Universal Pictures. While there are some obvious signs of aging on it, I liked it quite a lot because it does not have any of the digital corrections that are common on older masters that emerge from the major's vaults. Depth and delineation, for instance, can be pretty good even in areas where it is easy to tell that time has left its mark. Density levels are pretty strong as well. Some of the daylight footage reveals the biggest limitations, primarily because of some thicker edge definition, not edge-enhancement, that produces light halo-like effects, but on my system the visuals still looked good. Color balance is good, but there is room for some stability improvements. Image stability is very good. All in all, even though this film can look better if it is properly restored, I think that the current presentation is fine. My score is 3.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The lossless audio is surprisingly strong. I had the volume on my system turned up quite a bit and did not encounter any distracting anomalies in the upper register, where these types of older films usually reveal weaknesses. I thought that dynamic intensity was very good as well. The dialog was clear, stable, and easy to follow.
I think that No Name on the Bullet is a near perfect western. (Only Edgar Stehli's performance felt a bit overly melodramatic). It is filled with layered symbolism that reminded me of The Seventh Seal, which was completed only a couple of years earlier. Audie Murphy looks fantastic as the professional killer John Gant as well, though this is entirely predictable. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from an older, a bit rough, but nice organic master that was supplied by Universal Pictures. It is included in the Audie Murphy Collection three-disc box set. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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