Swiss/German label Explosive Media has informed us that it is preparing six classic titles for Blu-ray release. Amongst them are
Pony Soldier (1952),
The Bravados (1958), and
Rio Conchos (1964).
Rio Conchos
Synopsis: In avenging himself against the Apache Indians who have massacred his family, ex-Confederate army officer Lassiter (Richard Boone) recovers a stolen U.S. Army repeating rifle and finds himself arrested by the U.S. Army in connection with the firearm. Lassiter is offered his freedom if he leads a small group into Mexico, consisting of an army captain (Stuart Whitman_, a Buffalo Soldier sergeant (Jim Brown, in his film debut), a knife-wielding Mexican prisoner (Tony Franciosa) and an Apache woman warrior (Wende Wagner). After blasting their way trough bandits and Apaches, they discover a megalomaniacal Confederate soldier (Edmund O'Brien) selling gun to the Apaches.
STREET DATE: APRIL 7.
The Bravados
Synopsis: In this gripping, action-filled tale of the Wild West, Gregory Peck leads an all-star cast including Joan Collins, Lee Van Cleef and Henry Silva. Jim Douglas (Peck), an expert tracker and gunman, is anxious to see justice exacted upon four violent men whom he believesd and murdered his wife. As fate would have it, the four now face execution for a bank robbery and slaying. However, they escape hours before the execution. Taking charge of the posse intent on catching them before they reach the Mexican border, Douglas tracks down the criminals one by one, until the stunning, surprise ending of this powerful film.
STREET DATE: APRIL 7.
Pony Soldier
Synopsis: In 1876, Duncan MacDonald joins the new, 300-member Mounted Police in western Canada, just in time for a dangerous mission. It seems the Cree Indians, raiding across the border in Montana, took two hostages for their safe return to Canada. But MacDonald, with only scout Natayo to help, will need all his diplomacy and then some to extract the captives from the midst of a thousand Cree.
STREET DATE: APRIL 7.
Winchester '73
Synopsis: It's the legendary James Stewart at his leading-man finest in this timeless western that set the standard for all that followed. Frontiersman Lin McAdam (Stewart) is attempting to track down both his father's murderer and his one-of-a-kind rifle, the Winchester '73, as it passes among a diverse group of desperate characters, including a crazed highwayman (Dan Duryea), an immoral gunrunner (John McIntire), a savage young Indian chief (Rock Hudson) and McAdam's own murderous brother (Stephen McNally). Featuring Shelley Winters as the rifle's only rival for McAdam's interest and Tony Curtis in one of his first screen performances, the gripping tale of the men (and gun) who won the West is one of Stewart's most memorable films and one of the genre's most enduring classics.
STREET DATE: MAY 2017.
Night Passage
Synopsis: When the local railroad becomes the constant target of a band of desperadoes led by the notorious Whitey Harbin (Dan Duryea), train officials recruit soft-spoken but life-hardened employee Grant McLaine (Stewart) to guard the payroll from any more robberies. Trouble is, the gang's most skilled and lethal gun-slinger, the Utica Kid (Audie Murphy), is Grant's kid brother. Torn between the bonds of blood and his allegiance to the railroad, Grant finds himself hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as the train comes under attack from Harbin's bandits, climaxing in an unforgettable gun battle as the brothers from opposite sides of the law meet again to settle an old score.
STREET DATE: MAY 2017.
Ulzana's Raid
Synopsis: Burt Lancaster (Airport) stars as a scout assigned to aid the cavalry in tracking down Ulzana and his band of renegade Indians in the fact-based story Ulzana's Raid. As the trail gets hotter, McIntosh (Lancaster) attempts to teach an idealistic young lieutenant (Bruce Davison) that the only way to fight the Apaches' escalating brutality and violence is with even stronger force. Directed by Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen), this gritty action epic is sure to excite both the senses and the intellect.
STREET DATE: MAY 2017.