The Big Gundown BluRay review

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Review of the 2023 Powerhouse Films Indicator Series release of Sergio Sollima's The Big Gundown on BluRay.

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  • 2-Disc Limited Edition (5000 copies, numbered) / Region: B
  • Contains 3 versions of the film: US theatrical cut (90mins, Disc 2); extended US cut (95mins, with scenes that were added for TV broadcast); original 110-minute Italian version (Italian and English audio).
  • Video: 2K restorations, 2.35:1 1080p
  • Audio: Original mono audio; with isolated music & effects tracks
  • Subtitles: New and improved English subs, incl. for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (US cut only) and for scenes of the uncut version never dubbed into English
  • Extras: Audio commentary with writers and film experts Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman on the Italian theatrical version (2022); Audio commentary with film historians C Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke on the extended US cut (2013); Spaghetti Western Memories (2012): documentary with Sergio Sollima and Tomas Milian revisiting the film; Tomas Milian: Acting on Instinct (2013): the star revisits The Big Gundown and reveals some of his acting secrets; Prelude to a Gundown (9min) and Heroes and Villians (29min) - Stephen Thrower on ‘The Big Gundown’ (2022): the author and musician on the unique qualities of the film; A Settling of Accounts - Austin Fisher on ‘The Big Gundown’ (2022): the author of Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western situates the film in the wider context of the genre; two US theatrical trailers; Original Italian theatrical trailer; 5 TV spots; image galleries: production stills and promotional material.
  • Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Italian cinema expert Roberto Curti, archival interviews with Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, and Sergio Sollima, extracts from the film’s promotional materials, an examination of the work of co-screenwriter Franco Solinas, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits; Limited edition exclusive poster



Written by Seb, published January XXXX, 2023.

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