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Whistle Stopper - The Big Trail (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall, Tyrone Power Sr.
Directed By: Raoul Walsh, Louis R. Loeffler
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Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543519300
Format: Black & White
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-05-13
Running Time: 122
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1930-11-01
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Thanks to Fox for this Widescreen release
Comment: Fox deserves much credit for releasing "The Big Trail" on DVD in its original 70mm widescreen format. The film is clearly best viewed in this format, as director Raoul Walsh composed every shot with seemingly hundreds of extras and animals milling about in the background to give a real sense of what it was like to be involved in the move westward.
The film itself is a truly big epic, and is of historical interest for a number reasons, not least of which is the first starring appearance of John Wayne. Raoul Walsh, whose career went back to the days of Griffith, does a magnificent job marshaling the extras and controlling the spaces within the widescreen frame.
Fox has provided the standard, 4:3 ration version on Disc 2. This is not a pan&scan or cropped version, but is quite literally a different film altogether, having been shot separately from the widescreen version to be shown in theatres not equipped with the wide screen projectors. It's worth owning, but can't match the grandeur of the widescreen version.
Also included (on disc one) is a commentary track with historian Richard Schickel, and a number of informative featurettes detailing the early careers of both Raoul Walsh and John Wayne, the development of the 70mm widescreen system used on this film, and finally, a "making of" documentary.
Well worth the cost, and coming in attractive packaging, this is a DVD set well worth owning.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Big Trail
Comment: This is the film that should have made a star of John Wayne - But did not.
Having watched it several times since I purchased it I really am at a loss
to see why. I have now seen both the standard screen version and the widescreen and, although the widescreen was not shown in many cinemas at the
time due to the need for special projectors (unlike Cinemascope where only
special Projector lens are required) the film itself does not lose a lot by
being shown as standard. It is an extremely good story with plenty of action
and great scenery and the acting well above the norm. for the time it was made. Tyrone Power (in his last film) is excellent as a baddie and John Wayne is a cracking hero-as good as he has ever been. I rate the film 8 out of 10, and not to be missed.
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Summary: the big trail
Comment: A great film from 1930, filmed in both 35mm and 70mm. The 70mm version has "footage" both left and right of what is seen in the 35mm version that is good (important) to see as the story progesses. This movie was about 7 or 8 years before John Wayne's roll in Stagecoach. Thus, this gives you the chance to see John Wayne's early developement as a western actor.
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Summary: Jimksullivan
Comment: The two disc version is Great and includes the wide screen version. The movie is very interesting from a historical perspective.
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Summary: THE BIG TRAIL is astounding.
Comment: The new disc of the widescreen version of THE BIG TRAIL is the surprise of the season.This only applies when one can see it on a big screen. I projected mine on a screen 6 ft. by 12 ft. for the full Grandeur effect. It is remarkable that this film was a box office failure because there is so much to recomend it. See it on a BIG SCREEN and you will know what I mean. John Wayne does very well. But my respect for director Raoul Wlash shot up 40 degrees after viewing this film. He did an amazing job.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The movie that made John Wayne a star Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail comes to DVD for the first time in its original 70 mm Widescreen version. This 2-disc Special Edition featuers both the 70 mm widescreen and the alternative standard fullscreen version plus three new docs. System Requirements:Running Time: 212 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WAR/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 024543519300 Manufacturer No: 2251930
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