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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
directed by Martin Ritt
USA 1963
"Well, I always say that the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner, and that's what I try to do. Sometimes I lean to one side of it, sometimes I lean to the other." - Hud Hard-drinking, arrogant, womanizing Hud Bannon (Paul Newman) lives a self-centered, indolent life supported by his hard-working and morally upstanding father, Homer (Melvyn Douglas), on the family cattle ranch in Texas. Hud's teenage nephew, Lonnie (Brandon de Wilde), blames Hud for the car crash that took the life of his father, Hud's older brother Norman, but shows hints of following in his ne'er-do-well uncle's footsteps when both men pursue family housekeeper Alma (Patricia Neal.) ***
A blistering adult western which broke ground in its
depiction of an unglamorous West and in the decidedly anti-heroic nature of
its lead. Excerpt from TV Guide located HERE |
Posters
Theatrical Release: May 29th, 1963 - New York City
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Recommended Reading for Western Genre Fans (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
The Crowded Prairie: American National Identity in
the Hollywood Western (Cinema and Society) by Michael Coyne |
The Invention of the Western Film : A Cultural
History of the Genre's First Half Century (Genres in American Cinema S.) by Scott Simmon |
The Searchers (Bfi Film Classics) by Edward Buscombe |
The Western Genre by John Saunders |
Westerns: Films through History (AFI
Film Readers) by Janet Walker |
The Encyclopedia of Westerns (The Facts on File
Film Reference Library) by Herb Fagen, Tom Selleck |
Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in
Twentieth-Century America by Richard Slotkin |
The Western (Inside Film) by David Lusted |
Red River (Bfi Film Classics) by Suzanne Liandrat-Guigues |
Check out more in "The Library"
Comparison
:Paramount - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Paramount - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Paramount Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC | Paramount (DE) - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:51:32 | 1:51:39.943 |
Video |
2.35:1
Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.18 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,040,272,735 bytesFeature: 15,556,288,512 bytes Video Bitrate: 17.00 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Bitrate: Blu-ray |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
Dolby Digital Audio English 448
kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps DUB: Dolby Digital Audio German 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps |
Subtitles | English, None | German, None |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Paramount Home Video Aspect Ratio: Edition Details:
DVD Release Date: December 2, 2003 |
Release Information: Studio: Paramount (DE)
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,040,272,735 bytesFeature: 15,556,288,512 bytes Video Bitrate: 17.00 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • None
Standard Thick Blu-ray Case Chapters 12 |
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Blu-ray
disc.
NOTE: We have added 36 more large
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On their
Blu-ray,
Paramount use a lossy Dolby 5.1 bump with no option for the mono in
English - but there is a German DUB for those that prefer it. There are
only typical aggressive effects (gunshots for the cattle, ranch sounds
etc.) but few demonstrative separations.
The score from Elmer Bernstein (Midas
Run,
Report
to the Commissioner,
Kings
of the Sun, Hud,
To Kill a Mockingbird,
Summer and Smoke)
sounds gentle and pleasing with lonesome guitar plucks. Paramount offer optional
German subtitles
on their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Paramount
Blu-ray
Boxset has no supplements - just the nine films listed above.
Hud is an absolute
favorite western and I remain perplexed why it took so long to cme to HD
- and that this package is still far less than the film deserves. It'
would seem a stop-gap approach but I am glad to finally have in on Blu-ray
despite hoping to reaches a better transfer, lossy mono audio, and maybe
commentary - before I have to wait another 15 years.
ON THE DVD : Aside from a little dirt in the opening sequences this is a deceptively tight image for a single layered disc. The image has some waxy softness. The sound is restored and clean and has a bumped 5.1 option (as well as French mono). There are no Extras which is a little strange as this is a highly regarded film with quite a following among Newman fans. Still the video portion is fine, the audio is very good. |
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