Tales of the Wild West: Collection Two (1968 – 1975) – Imprint Collection #582 – 586

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Tales of the Wild West: Collection Two (1968 – 1975) – Imprint Collection #582 – 586

Journey back into the wild west with these five explosive tales from the height of the western’s popularity, along a trail of frontier justice and bloody revenge:

• 5 Card Stud (1968)
• Will Penny (1968)
• Something Big (1971)
• The Revengers (1972)
• Posse (1975)

Limited Edition 5-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.

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5 Card Stud (1968) – Imprint Collection #582

A card cheat was hung… then all hell broke loose!

When a drifter is caught cheating at a game of 5-card stud poker, the other players decide to take bloody revenge. One player, Van Morgan, tries to stop them but fails. But when the perpetrators of the lynching begin turning up dead one-by-one, Van investigates. Who is killing the players of this cursed game, and what does the newly-arrived Reverend Rudd have to do with it?

From producer Hal Wallis (Gunfight at the OK Corral) and director Henry Hathaway (True Grit), this electric two-hander features Western stalwarts Dean Martin (Rio Bravo) and Robert Mitchum (Night of the Hunter), alongside Roddy McDowall (Planet of the Apes), Inger Stevens (Hang ’Em High), and Yaphet Kotto (Homicide: Life on the Street).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of a 4K restoration from the original 35mm negative
• NEW Audio commentary by film historians Lee Pfeiffer, Tony Latino and Paul Scrabo
• NEW Disguised As Purity – video essay by film academic Eloise Ross
• Original radio ad
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Will Penny (1968) – Imprint Collection #583

“The best cowboy movie since Hud.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Will Penny is an ageing cowpoke who’s been hired as a line-rider, keeping trespassers and squatters off the vast cattle ranch. When he discovers that his own mountain cabin is occupied by a desperate woman and her young son, he takes pity and allows them to stay until the Spring thaw. But when a murderous band of rawhiders led by the Bible-bashing preacher Quint invade their refuge, Will must defend not just the property but his newfound family.

Charlton Heston reportedly declared this the film he was most proud of. Directed by Tom Gries (100 Rifles), Will Penny features Heston alongside Joan Hackett (The Last of Sheila), Donald Pleasance (Wake In Fright), Bruce Dern (The Cowboys), Ben Johnson (The Last Picture Show), Slim Pickens (One-Eyed Jacks), Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man), and the director’s son Jon Gries (Get Shorty, The White Lotus) in his first ever screen role.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian and filmmaker Daniel Kremer
• “Remembering Will Penny” with Charlton Heston, Jon Gries and Mile Swarthout – featurette
• “The Cowboys of Will Penny” with Charlton Heston and Jon Gries – featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Something Big (1971) – Imprint Collection #584

Sooner or later, Baker will find the right girl. And when he does, he’ll swap her for a machine gun and do something big!

Penniless Joe Baker is determined to make it big before his fiancée Dover arrives from Pennsylvania. And if he’s going to do something big, he’s first going to need a Gatling gun. But can Joe get his gun and pull off his big heist without raising the suspicions of the local Cavalry and its cantankerous Colonel Morgan?

From director Andrew V McLaglen (The Wild Geese) and writer James Lee Barrett (Smokey and the Bandit) comes a comedy Western featuring Dean Martin (The Sons of Katie Elder), Brian Keith (Nevada Smith), Carol White (Poor Cow), and Honor Blackman (Goldfinger).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW The Films of Andy McLaglen – video essay by author and film historian C. Courtney Joyner
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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The Revengers (1972) – Imprint Collection #585

He bought six men out of hell and they brought it with them.

Civil War hero John Benedict has finally returned home to his family in Colorado and isready for the quiet life. When his wife and children are killed by what appears to be a group of Comancheros, John vows to hunt down the killers at any cost. He travels to a Mexican prison camp, purchasing the freedom of six men in exchange for their help. But can John trust these hardened men, or has he just made his own quest all that much harder?

This unflinching tale of vengeance, betrayal and redemption features some of the Western genre’s most iconic actors, including William Holden (The Wild Bunch), Ernest Borgnine (The Dirty Dozen), Woody Strode (Once Upon a Time in the West), Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (The Magnificent Seven), Arthur Hunnicutt (El Dorado), and Warren Vanders (Rooster Cogburn).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW William Holden and the West – video essay by author and film historian C. Courtney Joyner
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Posse (1975) – Imprint Collection #586

“Honest men stay honest only as long as it pays. That’s why I’m a thief and you’re a liar.”

When US Marshall Howard Nightingale and his posse capture infamous train robber Jack Strawhorn, it’s not just justice that’s served, but Nightingale’s personal ambition: his upcoming election for the US Senate now seems in the bag. But things are complicated when Strawhorn stages a daring escape and kidnaps Nightingale, setting a whopping ransom of $40,000. In order to raise this hefty price, Nightingale may have to do the unthinkable and choose between his life and his reputation.

This revisionist Western was one of only two films directed by Kirk Douglas, earning him a Golden Bear nomination at the Berlin Film Festival. Starring Douglas (Spartacus) alongside Bruce Dern (Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid), Bo Hopkins (The Wild Bunch), Luke Askew (The Magnificent Seven Ride!), and Alfonso Arau (El Topo).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW A Tinkling Twang: The Western Soundscape of Maurice Jarre – video essay by film historian and filmmaker Daniel Kremer
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono
• Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles