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How The West Was Won [Blu-ray] [1963]

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  • Actors: Carroll Baker, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, Richard Widmark
  • Directors: Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Sep 2008
  • Run Time: 162 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0017U09LC
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,256 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Hollywood's most celebrated luminaries--behind the camera as well as in front of it--combined talents to present this epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family. The film, divided into three chapters--'The Civil War' (directed by John Ford), 'The Railroad' (directed by George Marshall), and 'The River, the Plains, the Outlaws' (directed by Henry Hathaway)--tells the story of the Prescotts, a spirited group of easterners who make a declaration to migrate west. When their parents are lost in a tragic river accident, Eve (Carroll Baker) and Lilith (Debbie Reynolds) go their separate ways. Eve remains on the land that took her parents, settling down with the well-intentioned Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), while Lilith becomes a singer who is courted by the conniving Cleve Van Valen (Gregory Peck) when he learns that she has inherited a fortune in California. As time passes and the Civil War takes the life of Linus, the newest generation of Prescott offspring struggles with even greater danger and loss, in the form of fierce Indians as well as family archrivals. Top-notch production values and an endless string of solid performances have earned HOW THE WEST WAS WON the well-deserved label as one of Hollywood's most revered classics.


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- Carroll Baker, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, Richard Widmark - Directors: Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall

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5.0 out of 5 stars Won Over, 4 Feb 2009
By J. McDonald (Bute, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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If you have never seen this film or have only seen on TV or in standard format in the cinema, you are in for a treat.

I bought it initially to try out my new Blueray player but boy did I get a surprise. The restoration is outstanding. State of the art digital technology has been used to remove the annoying vertical lines cause by the Cinerama process. The colour has been tweaked to a standard as good probably as the original print. The sound also has been worked over with both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby HD 7.1. One disc also has a thing called, 'Smilebox' which simulates the Cinerama effect. It works!!!

The film features three interlinked narratives and directed by three of Hollywood's greatest directors including John Ford. You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll be uplifted in this moving piece of cinema history. It deserves to be up there along with Gone With the Wind and Citizen Kane.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars revelation, 13 Feb 2009
By Mr. Jp Highland "2spoons" (norfolk) - See all my reviews
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I saw this film first fully about a year ago, prior to that on and off when i was young boy, on and off because its a long film and when you are young you lose interest. Anyway i got the blu ray version yesterday evening and sat down and watched the lot. The version i saw last year was grainy drab and suffered the cinarama effects of vertical lines dividing the picture in 3 portions. The new version in widescreen ( very wide , 2.86:1 i think ) is fantastic!! The picture is truly beautiful, some of the landscapes are breathtaking, the picture is sharper, brighter. Because the film is shot in such a wide format the picture is sometimes strange to watch, especially when an actor gets close to the camera, which is why i guess there are no close ups. My only slight reservation is that if you have a smaller hd ready set, because of the wide aspect ratio of the film it may be too small an image to truly appreciate the spectacle that is ... HOW THE WEST WAS ONE.....
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5.0 out of 5 stars How it should be done., 17 May 2009
By C. Quinn "Stiggpots" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Amazing Blu-ray transfer. The film is very good with the emphasis being on the first half of the film, second half tends to drop off, but worth watching as the scenery/backdrops are amazing. The smilebox on the second disc is fantastic when viewed with a video projector on a large screen. Very Recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent restoration particularly good on a full HD projector
Just watched the "Smilebox" version on a wall and was really impressed with the quality of the image restoration. Read more
Published 1 month ago by T. Reed

4.0 out of 5 stars A relived experience
I saw this movie in the CINERAMA process in 1963, when as a young projectionist on a training course for a major cinema chain, I visited the London Casino Theatre, the only... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Englander

1.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Restored...And Utter Drivel...
At the beginning of "How The West Was Won" the word "Overture" sits on your screen with a painting of Cowboys and Indians behind it for a full 4 minutes - while the most God-awful... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mark Barry at Revival Records,...

1.0 out of 5 stars Why bother restoring ?
The only good thing about this boring, disrespectful (to the genre) non-event is the picture and sound quality. Read more
Published 4 months ago by MrViewer

5.0 out of 5 stars How the West was Won
How the West was Won was on of the most iconic films of all time, the new Blue Ray DVD is a remastered version of the wide cinema, the sound has also been retuned for surround... Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. D. Guest

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Print Quality
This is 5 stars just for the print of this blu-ray edition- you cannot believe you are watching a 50 year old movie here-the scenery is obviously stunning and you will think you... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Simon Bugler

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