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[For immediate release] Eureka Entertainment to release George Stevens' SHANE, a masterpiece of great beauty told against the breathtaking backgrounds of the western plains, in a Special Blu-ray edition as part of the Masters of Cinema Series on 16 November 2015.
One of the landmark and most enduring Westerns of the 1950s, George Stevens' Shane struck a chord with audiences at the time of its release, and continues to influence admirers today, even as it served as a template for the series of groundbreaking spaghetti-westerns of Sergio Leone.
Alan Ladd plays the titular gunslinger, the archetypal “man alone" who wanders into town and shortly afterward becomes embroiled in a conflict between a group of Wyoming homesteaders and the nefarious cattle baron who has designs to wrest away their land. As the conflict escalates, and a romance develops between Shane and homesteader Marian Starrett (Jean Arthur in her last screen role before an early retirement from motion pictures), a who's-who of studio system character talent revolves through the production — Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Elisha Cook, Jr. — before the proverbial ride into the sunset...
Writing in The New York Times in 2001, Woody Allen said: “Shane, I think, is [Stevens'] masterpiece. I've seen it many, many times. Certainly more than 20.†The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present George Stevens' Shane in this special edition, for the film's first release on Blu-ray in the UK.
There never was a man like SHANE! There never was a motion picture like SHANE!
https://youtu.be/JMYo9FTcnck
AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM:
Amazon http://amzn.to/1EgXP2v
SPECIAL FEATURES:
· Gorgeous 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray
· Full length audio-commentary by George Stevens, Jr. and Ivan Moffat
· Original theatrical trailer
· Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
· 24-PAGE BOOKLET containing writing on the film, archival imagery, and more!
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka
Title| SHANE
Starring| ALAN LADD | JEAN ARTHUR | VAN HEFLIN
Director| GEORGE STEVENS
Blu-ray Cat. No.| EKA70174
Blu-ray Barcode| 5060000701746
Blu-ray SRP| £15.95
Release Date| 16 November 2015
Certificate| PG
Run Time| 118 min.
OAR| 1.37:1 OAR
Picture| Colour
Genre| Western / Romance
Year| 1953
Country| USA
Language| ENGLISH
Subtitles| ENGLISH SDH (Optional)
PRESS:
“Director Billy Wilder superbly balances elements of drama, satire and comedy, and captures the claustrophobia of camp life.†- Radio Times
“As rowdily entertaining on the screen as it was on the stage.†- Time Magazine
KEY SELLING POINTS:
· One of the most highly acclaimed American films of all time, listed as the 3rd greatest western of all time by the American Film Institute, and no. 45 on their list of the top 100 films ever made
· Frequently referenced and imitated in countless westerns, including Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider which is often considered an unofficial remake of Shane
· From the Academy Award winning director A Place in the Sun and Giant
· Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, alongside nominations for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (x2), and Screenplay
[For immediate release] Eureka Entertainment to release George Stevens' SHANE, a masterpiece of great beauty told against the breathtaking backgrounds of the western plains, in a Special Blu-ray edition as part of the Masters of Cinema Series on 16 November 2015.
One of the landmark and most enduring Westerns of the 1950s, George Stevens' Shane struck a chord with audiences at the time of its release, and continues to influence admirers today, even as it served as a template for the series of groundbreaking spaghetti-westerns of Sergio Leone.
Alan Ladd plays the titular gunslinger, the archetypal “man alone" who wanders into town and shortly afterward becomes embroiled in a conflict between a group of Wyoming homesteaders and the nefarious cattle baron who has designs to wrest away their land. As the conflict escalates, and a romance develops between Shane and homesteader Marian Starrett (Jean Arthur in her last screen role before an early retirement from motion pictures), a who's-who of studio system character talent revolves through the production — Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Elisha Cook, Jr. — before the proverbial ride into the sunset...
Writing in The New York Times in 2001, Woody Allen said: “Shane, I think, is [Stevens'] masterpiece. I've seen it many, many times. Certainly more than 20.†The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present George Stevens' Shane in this special edition, for the film's first release on Blu-ray in the UK.
There never was a man like SHANE! There never was a motion picture like SHANE!
https://youtu.be/JMYo9FTcnck
AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM:
Amazon http://amzn.to/1EgXP2v
SPECIAL FEATURES:
· Gorgeous 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray
· Full length audio-commentary by George Stevens, Jr. and Ivan Moffat
· Original theatrical trailer
· Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
· 24-PAGE BOOKLET containing writing on the film, archival imagery, and more!
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka
Title| SHANE
Starring| ALAN LADD | JEAN ARTHUR | VAN HEFLIN
Director| GEORGE STEVENS
Blu-ray Cat. No.| EKA70174
Blu-ray Barcode| 5060000701746
Blu-ray SRP| £15.95
Release Date| 16 November 2015
Certificate| PG
Run Time| 118 min.
OAR| 1.37:1 OAR
Picture| Colour
Genre| Western / Romance
Year| 1953
Country| USA
Language| ENGLISH
Subtitles| ENGLISH SDH (Optional)
PRESS:
“Director Billy Wilder superbly balances elements of drama, satire and comedy, and captures the claustrophobia of camp life.†- Radio Times
“As rowdily entertaining on the screen as it was on the stage.†- Time Magazine
KEY SELLING POINTS:
· One of the most highly acclaimed American films of all time, listed as the 3rd greatest western of all time by the American Film Institute, and no. 45 on their list of the top 100 films ever made
· Frequently referenced and imitated in countless westerns, including Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider which is often considered an unofficial remake of Shane
· From the Academy Award winning director A Place in the Sun and Giant
· Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, alongside nominations for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (x2), and Screenplay
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