Winchester ’73 — 4K 01/14/25
The Criterion Collection
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
What at first seems a plain-wrap generic western is actually anything but; Borden Chase’s circular storyline pulls in a bit of every theme the genre had going before 1950. This first James Stewart – Anthony Mann collaboration is one of their toughest; something violent or despicable happens in every reel. Mann gets to adapt Shakespearean ideas to the sagebrush; Stewart roughs up his ‘aw shucks’ nice guy image. Terrific input comes from a big supporting cast: Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake, John McIntire, Will Geer, Jay C. Flippen, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis. 4K Ultra HD restores William Daniels’ moody B&W cinematography. From The Criterion Collection.
01/14/25