Olive Films: Two New Signature Editions Coming Up
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Posted August 10, 2016 05:50 AM by Webmaster
Independent U.S. distributors Olive Films have announced that they will release Signature Editions of John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952), starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, and Victor McLaglen, and Joseph Pevney's The Night of the Grizzly (1966), starring Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Jack Elam, and Nancy Kulp.
The Quiet Man
Synopsis: Sean Thornton (John Wayne, Sands of Iwo Jima), an American boxer with a tragic past, returns to the Irish town of his youth. There, he purchases his childhood home and falls in love with the fiery local lass, Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara, Rio Grande). But Kate's insistence that Sean conduct his courtship in a proper Irish manner with matchmaker Michaleen Oge Flynn (Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way) along for the ride as chaperone is but one obstacle to their future together; the other is her brother, " Red" Danaher (Victor McLaglen, Rio Grande), who spitefully refuses to give his consent to their marriage, or to honor the tradition of paying a dowry to the husband. Sean couldn't care less about dowries or any other tradition that might stand in the way of his happiness. But when Mary Kate accuses him of being a coward, Sean is finally ready to take matters into his own hands.
The Quiet Man would go onto win two Academy Awards in 1953, including Best Director (John Ford) and Best Cinematography and received five more nominations including Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (McLaglen).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Night of the Grizzly
Synopsis: Adventure is the name of the game in the action-packed, western-tinged The Night of the Grizzly. Clint Walker (The Dirty Dozen) stars as" Big Jim" Cole, a former lawman who trades his badge for rancher duds when he inherits land in Wyoming. But no sooner has the Cole family begun settling into their new life when nature —in the form of a blood-thirsty grizzly bear — rears its ugly head. Adding to the terror and tension are a group of envious neighbors who want the Cole property for themselves, and the unwelcome return ofanoutlaw from Big Jim's past who's out for revenge.
Directed by Joseph Pevney (Man of a Thousand Faces), The Night of the Grizzly features a who's-who ofgreat character actors including Keenan Wynn (Once Upon a Time in the West), Jack Elam (Hannie Caulder), Leo Gordon (Hondo) and Ron Ely (TV's Tarzan).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Quiet Man
Synopsis: Sean Thornton (John Wayne, Sands of Iwo Jima), an American boxer with a tragic past, returns to the Irish town of his youth. There, he purchases his childhood home and falls in love with the fiery local lass, Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara, Rio Grande). But Kate's insistence that Sean conduct his courtship in a proper Irish manner with matchmaker Michaleen Oge Flynn (Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way) along for the ride as chaperone is but one obstacle to their future together; the other is her brother, " Red" Danaher (Victor McLaglen, Rio Grande), who spitefully refuses to give his consent to their marriage, or to honor the tradition of paying a dowry to the husband. Sean couldn't care less about dowries or any other tradition that might stand in the way of his happiness. But when Mary Kate accuses him of being a coward, Sean is finally ready to take matters into his own hands.
The Quiet Man would go onto win two Academy Awards in 1953, including Best Director (John Ford) and Best Cinematography and received five more nominations including Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (McLaglen).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Mastered from 4K scan of original camera negative
- Audio commentary with John Ford biographer Joseph McBride
- Tribute to Maureen O'Hara with Ally Sheedy, Hayley Mills, and Juliet Mills
- " Don't You Remember It, Seánín?: John Ford's The Quiet Man" - a visual essay by historian and John Ford expert Tag Gallagher
- "Free Republic: The Story of Herbert J. Yates and Republic Pictures"
- "The Old Man: Remembering John Ford" - an appreciation of the director with Peter Bogdanovich
- " The Making of The Quiet Man" – Written and hosted by Leonard Maltin
- Optional English SDH subtitles
The Night of the Grizzly
Synopsis: Adventure is the name of the game in the action-packed, western-tinged The Night of the Grizzly. Clint Walker (The Dirty Dozen) stars as" Big Jim" Cole, a former lawman who trades his badge for rancher duds when he inherits land in Wyoming. But no sooner has the Cole family begun settling into their new life when nature —in the form of a blood-thirsty grizzly bear — rears its ugly head. Adding to the terror and tension are a group of envious neighbors who want the Cole property for themselves, and the unwelcome return ofanoutlaw from Big Jim's past who's out for revenge.
Directed by Joseph Pevney (Man of a Thousand Faces), The Night of the Grizzly features a who's-who ofgreat character actors including Keenan Wynn (Once Upon a Time in the West), Jack Elam (Hannie Caulder), Leo Gordon (Hondo) and Ron Ely (TV's Tarzan).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- New High-Definition digital restoration
- Audio Commentary by film historian Toby Roan
- "Blood on the Claw: How Cheyenne Bodie Became a Movie Star" - an essay by C. Courtney Joyner
- " The Legend of Big Jim Cole" – interview with Clint Walker
- The Night of the Grizzly World Premiere archival footage
- " At Home with Clint Walker andHis Home Gymnasium" – archival interview
- Optional English SDH subtitles
