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Sam Peckinpah - The Legendary Westerns Collection : Ride The High Country / The Wild Bunch Special Edition / The Ballad Of Cable Hogue / Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid Special Edition (6 Disc Box Set)
RRP: £29.99
Our Price: £10.85 (subject to change)
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Synopsis
Influential director Sam Peckinpah has four of his best movies collected here. THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE: This charming comic western features a winning performance by star Jason Robards as prospector Cable Hogue. Double-crossed and left for dead in the desert, Hogue recovers, finds the only well for miles around, and turns the place into a thriving oasis. Eventually, his treacherous partners return, and Hogue is able to have the revenge he hankers for. An unusual but winning offering from the notoriously violent Peckinpah. PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID: An ex-crony of Billy the Kid is forced to attempt the arrest of the infamous outlaw. His challenge results in a deadly confrontation. RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY: Two grizzled cowhands reminisce about their lively pasts as they travel across dangerous country with a gold shipment they were hired to protect. This is often considered to be Peckinpah's finest film, and its elegiac tone is typical of post-classical westerns. THE WILD BUNCH: As a counterpoint to the heroic horde of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, the aging gunmen of Sam Peckinpah's masterpiece break the very laws of honor that bind them in this bloody and meditative tale of the American West--widely considered to be the self-conscious nail in the coffin of the genre. William Holden, Robert Ryan, and Ernest Borgnine star as the leaders of a grizzled crew of Texan bandits who ride to Mexico, where, one by one, they are unceremoniously slaughtered by a Mexican revolutionary.
Editorial
From The Studio
Warner Home Video presents SAM PECKINPAH’S LEGENDARY WESTERNS COLLECTION featuring four of the Academy Award nominated director’s celebrated westerns. The Collection includes a newly re-mastered Two-Disc Special Edition of THE WILD BUNCH with all new special features, and three new-to-DVD films: PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID Two-Disc Special Edition, which features the acting debut of musical legend Bob Dylan (who composed the film’s score), and offers both the 1988 Turner Preview version of the film and a newly-edited 2005 version based on the director’s notes and insights from his colleagues. Also included in the Collection are THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE and RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY.
Sheer blinding genius
Review date: 2008-08-23 Rating: 10 out of 10
I was lucky enough to get this dvd collection recently on a wet saturday morning via Amazon for £12. Having had the house to myself i decided to buy two bottles of wine and a few cheap cigars. I plugged my Bose Quiet Comfort headphones into the TV, and ripped into the booze with a determined intensity. I started off this marathon session with the entertaining comedy Ballad of Cable Hogue (6/10). I then played the under rated 1962 Ride the High Country (7/10), and after having watched the classic Pat Garrett (8/10), i decided to give 'The Wild Bunch' (10/10) a whirl whilst finishing the second bottle of Rioja.
That was a good saturday afternoon.
This dvd collection is a bargain at under £12 and it is loaded with extras -- Box set contains documentaries, featurettes, trailers and audio commentaries for each movie.
Dr GOnzo Clarke.
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Reviews
Fantastic
Review date: 2008-08-13 Rating: 10 out of 10
fantastic value for the money.four classic westerns with wonderful actors at their very best,hours of entertainment on the cheap, I am Happy.
I love this boxset....
Review date: 2006-09-27 Rating: 10 out of 10
...it's great; best western movies ever, from director Sam Peckinpah in one box. Includes: 2 Disc Special Editions of "The Wild Bunch" and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"( which has two versions) and single disc editions of "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" and "Ride the High Country." Box set is filled with good extras ( such as documentaries, featurettes, trailers and audio commentaries for each movie); there is something on each disc to explore. Buy!!!!
Great Boxset Of One Of The Best Directors Ever!
Review date: 2006-07-28 Rating: 10 out of 10
Wow this is a great price for some of the best Westerns made, Sam Peckinpah was a geat Director & this Boxset is Proof of that, Ride The High Country is 1 of the best Old Westerns with 2 great turns form Scott & McCrea. The Wild Bunch, so much as been said about film dont know what to say, just the BEST Western ever! The Ballard Of Cable Hogue is lovely little unseen {shame} film with a nice little turn from Jason Robards and a change of mood for Peckinpah. Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid is James Coburns best film & a real Gem for fans, with the 2 versions of the film, the new 1 with the missing Garrett/wife home scene & a few cuts here & there, Im still very glad that you have the Turner Preview as well, i think its just a little better. All in all NO Western fan should be without this Set
Sam
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Robert Ryan
Jason Robards
Warren Oates
William Holden
Ernest Borgnine
Creators:
Jason Robards (Primary Contributor)
William Holden (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321900768184
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 5
Format: Box set, PAL,
Release date: 2006-08-14
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Language: English (Original Language)