Winchester 73 (4K Ultra HD)

Winchester 734K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Restored)Genre: WesternsLabel: The Criterion CollectionDescription: Noirish shadows spread across the frontier in this landmark western the first of the celebrated collaborations between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart that redefined the genre with their moral and psychological intensity. Beginning his midcareer transition into increasingly edgy roles Stewart portrays an avenging sharpshooter whose stolen rifle becomes a harbinger of death as it is passed from one doomed hand to the next. Featuring a stellar cast that includes a touching Shelley Winters a sensationally sleazy Dan Duryea and a pre-stardom Rock Hudson this elemental tale of violence begetting violence broke new ground with its evocation of the West as a no-man’s-land of antiheroes and villains. Film InfoUnited States195092 minutesBlack & White1.35:1EnglishSpine #1248