Kino: New 6K Restoration of The Rainmaker Detailed for Blu-ray

Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Joseph Anthony's The Rainmaker (1956), starring Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges, and Earl Holliman. The release will be available for purchase on October 25. Description: During the Great Depression, a drought is wreaking havoc on a small, destitute Kansas town. Bill Starbuck (Burt Lancaster), a slick grifter, arrives in town, promising he can make it rain in exchange for $100. His offer is accepted by H. C. Curry (Cameron Prudhomme), a rancher whose spinster daughter, Lizzie (Katharine Hepburn), is desperate for a suitor. Lizzie finally finds confidence when Starbuck, ever the smooth talker, convinces her she's beautiful.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 6K RESTORATION from the original VistaVision negative completed by Paramount Pictures
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Writer Julie Kirgo
• Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles