MGM WESTERN GREATS: COLLECTION 1 by John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone, Frankie Avalon, Carlos Arruza, Chill Wills, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Cliff Lyons, Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John Dehner, Paul Guilfoyle, Walter Sande, Ian MacDonald, Charles Bronson, John McIntire, Monte Blue, Morris Ankrum, Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Dorothy Adams, Alfonso Bedoya, Charles Bickford, Buff Brady, Jim Burk, Chuck Connors, Chuck Hayward, John McKee, Bob Morgan, Chuck Roberson, Jay Slim Talbot, Maria Monti, Rik Battaglia, Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn, John McIntyre, Walter Matthau, John Carradine, Una Merkel, Lee Erikson, Rhys Williams, Lisa Ferraday, Mario van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Richard Jordan, Big Daddy Kane, Charles Lane, Tiny Lister, Richard Gant, Tone Loc, Salli Richardson, Blair Underwood, Reginald Veljohnson, Billy Zane, Pam Grier, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Colleen Gray, Harry Carey Jnr, Paul Fiero, Paul Fix, John Ireland, Michael Kuhn, Ivan Perry, Hal Taliaferro, Hank Worden, Chief Yowlachie, Noah Beery, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Ossie Davis, Dan Vadis, Gregorio Acosta, Dabney Coleman, Nick Cravat, Tony Epper, John Epper, Paul Picerni, Agapito Roldan, Armando Silvestre, Jack Williams, Gary Cooper, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, George MacReady, Sarita Montiel, Ernest Borgnine, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, Keith Carradine, Christina Applegate, Bruce Dern, James Gammon, David Arquette, Marjoe Gortner ( 5050070028867 )

Item Details

Title:

MGM WESTERN GREATS: COLLECTION 1

Starring:

Gregorio Acosta, Dorothy Adams, Morris Ankrum, Christina Applegate, David Arquette, Carlos Arruza, Frankie Avalon, Carroll Baker, Stephen Baldwin, Ellen Barkin, Rik Battaglia, Alfonso Bedoya, Noah Beery, Charles Bickford, Monte Blue, Richard Boone, Ernest Borgnine, Buff Brady, Walter Brennan, Jeff Bridges, Charles Bronson, Jim Burk, John Carradine, Keith Carradine, Montgomery Clift, James Coburn, Dabney Coleman, Chuck Connors, Gary Cooper, Nick Cravat, Linda Cristal, Denise Darcel, Ossie Davis, John Dehner, Bruce Dern, Joanne Dru, John Epper, Tony Epper, Lee Erikson, Lisa Ferraday, Paul Fiero, Paul Fix, Dianne Foster, James Gammon, Richard Gant, Marjoe Gortner, Colleen Gray, Pam Grier, Paul Guilfoyle, Laurence Harvey, Chuck Hayward, Charlton Heston, John Hurt, John Ireland, Burl Ives, Harry Carey Jnr, Richard Jordan, Big Daddy Kane, Michael Kuhn, Burt Lancaster, Charles Lane, Diane Lane, Tiny Lister, Tone Loc, Diana Lynn, Cliff Lyons, Ian MacDonald, George MacReady, Walter Matthau, John McIntire, John McIntyre, John McKee, Una Merkel, Maria Monti, Sarita Montiel, Bob Morgan, Gregory Peck, Mario van Peebles, Ivan Perry, Jean Peters, Paul Picerni, Salli Richardson, Chuck Roberson, Agapito Roldan, Cesar Romero, Walter Sande, Telly Savalas, Armando Silvestre, Jean Simmons, Rod Steiger, Jay Slim Talbot, Hal Taliaferro, Blair Underwood, Dan Vadis, Romolo Valli, Reginald Veljohnson, John Wayne, Patrick Wayne, Richard Widmark, Jack Williams, Rhys Williams, Chill Wills, Shelley Winters, Hank Worden, Chief Yowlachie, Billy Zane

Format:

DVD

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Cat No:

10006240

EAN:

5050070028867

Distributor:

MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Regions:

0 (Worldwide)

Rel. date:

6 June, 2005

Certificate:

Running Time:

1133 mins

Language:

English

Description:

Box-set containing ten classic Westerns. In 'The Alamo' (1960), a group of 187 Americans, led by Colonels William Travis (Laurence Harvey), Davey Crockett (John Wayne) and Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark) battle to hold off Santa Anna's army of 7,000. In 'Apache' (1954), Burt Lancaster stars as Massai, the only Indian chief left undefeated after the surrender of Geronimo. Forced off his land, Massai is forced to fight for what he believes in, waging a one-man war against the US army until a child's cry causes him to question the use of violence. 'The Big Country' (1958) follows sea-captain Jim McKay (Gregory Peck) as he forgoes a life on the ocean waves and travels west to claim his bride Patricia Terrill (Carroll Baker). But he finds more trouble than he bargained for when the Terrill clan become embroiled in a bitter feud over water rights with a rival family headed by Rufus Hannassey (Burl Ives). In 'A Fistful of Dynamite' (1971), Rod Steiger plays Juan Miranda, a Mexican peasant turned revolutionary who teams up with John Mallory (James Coburn), an Irish terrorist with an obsession for dynamite, during the 1913 Mexican Revolution. In 'The Kentuckian' (1955), Eli Wakefield (Lancaster) longs for the excitement of the Texas frontier, but when he sets out on the long journey to realise his dreams he soon finds his progress impeded by the people he meets along the way. The mad whip-wielding Bodine (Walter Matthau) wants to kill him, the beautiful schoolmistress Susie (Diana Lynn) wants to tame him, whilst all Eli wants to do is reach Texas in one piece. In 'Posse' (1993), ex-slave Jesse Lee is conscripted into the Spanish American War in 1898 and, along with his squadron of black conscripts, is ordered by Colonel Graham (Billy Zane) to ambush a supply column that happens to be laden with gold. However, Lee and his men realise that once they have stolen the gold Graham plans to kill them - so they decide to keep the booty. But Graham catches up with them in New Orleans. The 'posse' flee to Lee's hometown, Freemanville, but even here the men cannot escape trouble as local strife rises to a head, and Graham is hot on their trail. In 'Red River' (1948), Tom Dunson (Wayne) and his adopted son (Montgomery Clift) lead the cattle train which establishes the Chisholm Trail. However, father and son argue when it comes to bringing law and order to the Wild West: Tom is tied to an authoritarian approach, whilst his son favours a more liberal stance, refusing to resort to the law of the gun. 'The Scalphunters' (1968) is a comic Western following the exploits of Joe Bass (Lancaster), an old fur trader who is hell bent on taking revenge on bountyhunters who have embezzled his trade from him. Along the trail, he runs into Joseph (Ossie Davis), a slave determined to win back his freedom. In 'Vera Cruz' (1954), a revolution is in full swing and mercenaries Ben Trane (Gary Cooper) and Joe Erin (Lancaster) are trying to sell their services to whichever side will have them. After considering a number of offers, they settle on a lucrative deal with the sultry Countess DuVarre (Denise Darcel), who wants help transporting some of the Emperor's gold to his hideout in Vera Cruz. Someway along the road, the Countess comes up with an even more tempting offer - what if they were to steal the gold and divide it up amongst themselves? Finally, in 'Wild Bill' (1995), Jeff Bridges plays legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok, facing a mysterious stranger (David Arquette) who is determined to see him dead. Bill finds some comfort in the arms of Calamity Jane (Ellen Barkin), but is still haunted by a doomed love for another woman. As Hickock's unhappy past threatens to catch up with him, the deadly stranger closes in.

Directors:

Robert Aldrich, Howard Hawks, Walter Hill, Sergio Leone, Sydney Pollack, William Wyler

Genre:

Feature Western

No. of pieces

Returns:

Returnable

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