Twilight Time has detailed the Blu-ray edition of legendary writer-director Sam Peckinpah's
Major Dundee, starring Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Senta Berger, Jim Hutton and James Coburn. Limited to 3,000 copies, the 1965 Civil-War era classic is set for an April 15th release.
Major Dundee tells the brutal tale of an ill-fated Civil War-era cavalry expedition into Mexico, starring Charlton Heston as an obsessive, ambitious Union officer hot on the heels of a rogue Apache chief and his murderous band. Also starring Richard Harris as Dundee's old friend and Confederate adversary, Senta Berger as a potential love interest, James Coburn as a grizzled, one-armed scout, and members of the Peckinpah stock company, including Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, R.G. Armstrong, and L.Q. Jones. This two-disc set features the original 122-minute theatrical release of the film, plus the 136-minute 2005 extended version. Special features include:
Disc One: The Extended Version
- Audio Commentary with Film Historians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, and David Weddle
- Isolated Score Track: Christopher Caliendo
- 2005 Re-Release Trailer
Disc Two: The Theatrical Cut
- Isolated Score Track: Daniele Amfitheatriof
- Silent Extended Outtakes
- Trailer Artwork Outtakes
- Exhibitor Promo Reel Excerpt
- Extended Scene: "Major Dundee and Teresa"
- Incomplete Deleted Scene: "Knife Fight"
- Original Theatrical Trailer