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How the West Was Won (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray] | ![How the West Was Won (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UBsEFEGvL._SL160_.jpg)
| Actors: George Peppard, Debbie Reynolds, Jimmy Stewart, Carroll Baker, Gregory Peck
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.99
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Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 5302
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Surround Sound, Restored
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Japanese (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 164 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000039748
UPC: 883929026272
EAN: 0883929026272
ASIN: B0018O50VQ
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
Release Date: September 9, 2008
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| • | With courage, sinew and conflict: that?s how the West was won. With three directors, five interlocked stories, some of movie history?s most legendary action scenes and a constellation of acting talent: that?s how How the West Was Won was filmed. Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart and John Wayne are among the big names in this big saga following a family?s move West through g |
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The first feature film to be photographed and projected in the panoramic three-camera Cinerama process, this epic Western is almost as expansive as the West itself, chronicling a pioneering family's triumphs and tragedies in numerous episodes spanning three generations and a half century of westward movement. Divided into five segments directed by veteran Hollywood filmmakers Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, and the legendary John Ford (and including uncredited sequences directed by Richard Thorpe), the film was one of the most ambitious ever made by the venerable MGM studio. Its stellar cast reads like a virtual who's who of Hollywood's biggest stars. Debbie Reynolds plays a sturdy survivor of many pioneering dangers, and the eventual widow of a gambler (Gregory Peck), who is later reunited with her nephew (George Peppard), a Civil War veteran and cavalryman who heads for San Francisco as the transcontinental railroad is being built. Many more characters and stories are woven throughout this epic film, which is dramatically uneven but totally engrossing with its stunning vistas and countless outdoor locations in Illinois, Kentucky, South Dakota, Monument Valley in Arizona, California, Colorado, and elsewhere. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
With courage sinew and conflict: that s how the West was won. With three directors five interlocked stories some of movie history s most legendary action scenes and a constellation of acting talent: that s how How the West Was Won was filmed. Henry Fonda Gregory Peck Debbie Reynolds James Stewart and John Wayne are among the big names in this big saga following a family s move West through generations marked by the spectacles of a heart-pounding raging river ride a thunderous buffalo stampede and a bracing runaway train shootout. Via technological advances this panoramic winner of three Academy Awards can now be seen with a resplendent restored clarity eliminating its original three- panel join lines and in roof-raising Dolby 5.1 audio. Westward ho!System Requirements:Running Time: 162 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: WESTERN/CLASSICS Rating: G UPC: 883929026272 Manufacturer No: 1000039748
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 How the West was Won. March 10, 2010
D. Fulton (Yerington, Nevada United States)
The package took 7 days to get here from Fernley, ( 45 miles ) and was damaged, the Disc container was damaged ( broken ) also, but the dvd's played ok. It's a Great movie!
A Truly American Story March 10, 2010
D.H.G.
The Blu-ray enhancements to this American classic bring a whole new dimension to the original big screen spectacular. The color and clarity are remarkable. The second disk format simulating the original Cinerama curved screen is ideal for larger TV screens. The story line is a must see for anyone who likes Westerns or is interested in how the American west was tamed.
This is the "killer movie" to promote upgrading to Blu-ray March 7, 2010
Dean K. Gibson (Seattle, WA USA)
First of all, this is an excellent movie for the visual grandeur of the West. The story (or should I say stories?) is/are OK, but Debbie Reynolds is the glue that holds the segments together; she was only 30 years old when this movie was released. OK, so I like Debbie Reynolds; shoot me. Excellent, moving music as well.
Second, when I upgraded to a Blu-ray player, I planned to sell my DVDs as each corresponding Blu-ray disc was released. When I viewed this Blu-ray release, I decided to keep the old DVD release, just for the stunning comparison. I first saw this movie in the Cinerama dome in L.A. in 1962, but DVD releases have never done it justice; the extra-wide three-screen rendition on a non-HD TV lacked resolution (an inherent problem with widescreen movies on 4:3 TVs, and even more so with this movie).
Well, this release contains two screen renditions of the movie. The first disc is a traditional widescreen version, with MUCH IMPROVED resolution, as you would expect of an HD movie on an HDTV.
The second disc is in what is called "Smilebox" format, where the left-right screens of the Cinerama three-screen view are stretched vertically in such a way as to simulate the Cinerama effect (amazingly, straight lines are preserved!). Rather than being a gimmick, it is an unexpectedly good effect, best experienced sitting CLOSE to the TV screen (ignore your mother; an LCD screen won't sterilize you if you sit close to it). Whether you like the effect is personal, and if you don't, you always have the first disc.
If you like epic westerns with good music, this is the release that will make you glad you upgraded to Blu-ray.
Greatest movie for the greatest price. February 27, 2010
D. Shively (Aurora, OR USA)
This is an excellent buy for anyone who was a fan of How The West Was Won. The commentary is great as the commentators tell you about each of the actors, their accomplishments, and even the actors that didn't receive any recognition in the movie such as Lee Van Cleve who gained stardom in the spaghetti westerns of the '70s. One of the commentators is one of the stunt men that tells of how many takes and hours it took for each episode. He was the principle stunt man through the whole movie. My only wish is that I had seen the movie in Cinerama when those theaters were still around.
Respectively,
Dave Shively
Aurora, Oregon
Excellent Blu-ray Transfer February 1, 2010
DL in Indy
Great classic western epic movie excellently restored and transferred to Blu-ray! Great color and sound!
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