Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced and detailed the Blu-ray debut of Andrew V. McLaglen's
Hellfighters (1968), which stars John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Jay C. Flippen and Bruce Cabot. The film streets on August 11th.
Synopsis: Chance Buckman (John Wayne) has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. He, his assistant Greg (Jim Hutton) and his team of skilled firefighters extinguish raging oil field fires all over the world, cheating death every time. Madelyn (Vera Miles), his wife, is tired of worrying about Chance every time he leaves, and their marriage is beginning to fall apart. As Chance falls for Greg's daughter, Tish (Katharine Ross), he must battle both the flames in the field and the ones in his heart.
The Blu-ray release of
Hellfighters is presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Also available are French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Russian DTS 2.0 stereo tracks. Special features have yet to be revealed.