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Directed by Henry Hathaway
USA 1941
Henry Hathaway (Go West Young Man) directs John Wayne (Jet Pilot), Betty Field
(7 Women), Harry Carey (You and Me), and Beulah Bondi (Remember the Night) in
the classic 1941 melodrama The Shepherd of the Hills. *** Young Matt Masters, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begins to positively affect the mountain people, who learn to shed their hatred under his gentle influence. Still, Matt does not quite trust Howitt... *** As part of a family of Ozark moonshiners, Wayne is a simple man sworn to protect the land he loves and a secret that threatens to tear the community apart. |
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Theatrical Release: July 18th, 1941
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Review: Indicator - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 1:37:53.826 | |
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1.37 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,661,733,630 bytesFeature: 21,903,111,168 bytes Video Bitrate: 25.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Release Information: Studio: Indicator
1.37 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,661,733,630 bytesFeature: 21,903,111,168 bytes Video Bitrate: 25.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2025) • The Return of the Exile (2017, 35:02): archival appreciation by filmmaker and critic Bertrand Tavernier, presented with English subtitles for the first time • Original theatrical trailer (2:16) • Image gallery: promotional and publicity material Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Rick Burin, an archival report on the film’s production and its source novel’s Ozark setting, an extract from an interview with Henry Hathaway, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
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On their
Blu-ray,
Indicator use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. The Shepherd of the Hills
has aggression but also many idyllic sequences of scenery accentuated by
the score from
Gerard Carbonara (Island
Of Doomed Men, King
of Chinatown,
Among
the Living,
Union
Pacific,
The
Monster and the Girl,
Dr.
Cyclops,
Abilene Town.) Some
may also notice Sam Coslow's There's a Happy Hunting Ground and
Brahms' Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 49 No. 4. . It all sounds quote
flat and graceful in the uncompressed transfer. Indicator offer optional English
(SDH) subtitles on
their Region 'B'
Blu-ray.
The Indicator
Blu-ray
Henry Hathaway's The Shepherd of the
Hills
is notable for many reasons including being The Duke's first
Technicolor film. Hathaway had such impressive output from westerns to
noir including
Niagara,
True Grit,
23 Paces to Baker Street,
Rawhide,
Garden of Evil,
Kiss of Death,
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,
The House on 92nd Street,
The Dark Corner etc. etc. The Shepherd of the Hills was
based on the novel
by Harold Bell Wright. The story depicts a "mountain feud" of
people living in the Ozarks and the impact of a sympathetic, elderly,
and learned visitor from Chicago who is escaping tragedy (deaths of his
wife and children) and seeking reclusiveness. He eventually gains the
trust, and positively impacts, the clans that make up his independent
and self-reliant neighbors. The 'moonshining' and dialogue are detailed
- cleverly establishing characterizations. The Shepherd of the Hills
was the first of Hathaway’s six films to star John Wayne. It is
immensely entertaining. The Indicator Blu-ray
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