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Blu-ray of The Tin Star is reviewed / compared HERE
Veteran bounty-hunter Morg Hickman (Henry Fonda) is
bringing a dead outlaw into a new town where the sheriff has recently been
killed. A young inexperienced Ben Owens (Anthony Perkins) is named as a
temporary replacement, but he lacks the confidence that can only come from experience. The town's representatives contemptibility towards
Hickman demands that he depart as soon as possible, but he won't leave till the
reward money is safely in his hands. This paperwork takes a few days so he finds
room and board with a pretty blonde widow (Betsy Palmer) and her half native
Indian son, Kip, who also appear to be outcasts. Once Owens finds that Hickaman was once a sheriff, he views him as a mentor, determined to learn the skills required to maintain his new position. He won't let the townsfolk's lack of confidence and the advice of his new teacher, deter him. Morg tells him that being a sheriff is a foolish and dangerous quest, but agrees to instruct the fledgling lawman in handling people, in his view, more important in his position than handling a gun. |
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Theatrical Release: October 23rd, 1957 - New York City, USA
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Distribution | Paramount Studios - Region 1 - NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:32:48 | |
Video | 1.78:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.34 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) - restored, English (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) | |
Subtitles | English, None | |
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The Blu-ray of The Tin Star is reviewed / compared HERE The anamorphic image quality is very acceptable in this release. I was impressed enough with contrast/brightness and black levels are not relatively deep. The sharpness is crisp enough through most of the film. I see no edge enhancement. Audio was stable and consistent. I only listed in the restored original mono and it was good. I almost prefer the total lack of Extras as a honest gesture rather than fill it up with unwanted trailer advertisements. Saying this though, it should have had something tangible and I crave an announcement for Mann's "Man of the West", which hasn't come. A good, if bare bones, DVD. out of |
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Distribution | Paramount Studios - Region 1 - NTSC |