Texas, Adios - Franco Nero

(aka 'Texas, Adios' or 'Goodbye Texas' or 'Adiós, Texas' or 'The Avenger')

directed by Ferdinando Baldi
Italy / Spain 1966

Ultrascope spaghetti Western in which Texas sheriff Burt Sullivan (Nero, standard issue laconic) crosses the border with kid brother Jim (Kitosch) to square matters with Cisco Delgado (Suarez), the outlaw who murdered their father.

Excerpt from TimeOut Film guide located HERE

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Theatrical Release: 1966 - Italy

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DVD Comparison:

Blue Underground - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Anchor Bay - Region 0 - NTSC vs. - Carat - Region 2 (DK) - PAL

Big thanks to Ole of DVD-Basen for the Screen Caps!

(Blue underground - Region 0 - NTSC LEFT vs. Anchor Bay - Region All - NTSC - MIDDLE vs. - Carat - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Blue Underground Region All - NTSC	Anchor Bay Region All - NTSC	Carat Region 2 (DK) - PAL
Runtime	1:32:09	1:32:09	1:28:48
Video	2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.44 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.44 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	2.13:1 Widescreen Average Bitrate: 5.29 PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Blue underground
Bitrate: Anchor Bay
Bitrate: Carat
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono), Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono).	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono), Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono).	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono).
Subtitles	English and none.	English and none.	Danish, Swedish , Norwegian and none.
Features	Release Information: Studio: Blue Underground Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 2:35:1 Edition Details: • Interview with Franco Nero (5:35) • US Theatrical Trailer (2:43) • Franco Nero bio DVD Release Date: March 27th, 2007 Keep Case Chapters 28	Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 2:35:1 Edition Details: • Interview with Franco Nero (5:35) • US Theatrical Trailer (2:43) • Franco Nero bio DVD Release Date: July 24th, 2001 Keep Case Chapters 28	Release Information: Studio: Carat Aspect Ratio: Non-anamorphic Widescreen - 2.13:1 Edition Details: DVD Release Date: 2002 Keep Case Chapters 25

Comments:

ADDITION: Blue Underground - March 07': This 'new' issue by Blue Underground is EXACTLY the same (from image to extras to menus) as the Anchor Bay but about $7 cheaper - that is, of course, what we recommend!

NOTE: We expect Keoma (Enzo G. Castellari, 1976) and Bullet for the General (Damiano Damiani, 1966) also released by Blue Underground on the same day to be less expensive duplicates of the older Anchor Bay editions as well. If we can compare though we will.

***

The Anchor Bay is much sharper and appears to adhere to the widescreen integrity much more fully than the Carat edition which is cropped noticeably on the right edge as well as the top. The sound is occ on the Carat version - very poor while the Anchor Bay's is quite strong and also have the original Italian. The Extras also go in Anchor Bay's favor and for true spaghetti western fans there is only one choice for this DVD and that is the Region 0 NTSC.

- Ole Kofoed

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(Anchor Bay / Blue Undergrounf - Region All - NTSC - LEFT vs. - Carat - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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