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Directed by Budd Boetticher
USA /
Mexico 1951
"American sportsman Johnny Regan (Robert Stack,
Written on the Wind) goes to a
bullfight while holidaying in Mexico and witnesses the great matador Manolo
Estrada (Gilbert Roland,
She Done Him Wrong) in action. The two men meet later
that evening, and Johnny becomes entranced by Anita (Joy Page,
Casablanca), a
friend of Manolo’s. Impressed by the world of bullfighting, and seeking to
impress Anita, Johnny becomes Manolo's pupil so that he, too, may become a
champion torero. *** Robert Stack (TV's The Untouchables) stars as Chuck Regan, a brash American skeet shooting champion whose visit to Mexico introduces him to two irresistible forces: the exotic Anita de la Vega (Joy Page) and the lure of the way of the matador. Unflinching in his confidence, Regan sets out to conquer both. He arranges to learn bullfighting from an icon of the Mexican corrida, Manolo Estrada (Gilbert Roland). But Regan's headstrong assertiveness and desire to impress Anita gets the best of him when he debuts in the ring and knows there's only one way and one place he can redeem himself. The stellar cast includes Katy Jurado, Virginia Grey and John Hubbard. A John Wayne production - beautifully and stylishly directed by Budd Boetticher (Seven Men From Now), this was his breakthrough film and first under the name Budd, previously used the name Oscar Boetticher, Jr. |
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Theatrical Release: April 26th, 1951
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Olive Films - Region 'A' - Blu-ray vs. Indicator - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Olive Films - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | Indicator - Region 'B' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 2:04:58.491 | 2:04:41.557 |
Video |
1.37 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 22,714,540,711 bytesFeature: 22,634,240,064 bytes Video Bitrate: 21.98 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1.37 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 46,466,569,304 bytesFeature: 28,981,251,456 bytes Video Bitrate: 26.96 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Bitrate Indicator Blu-ray: |
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Audio | DTS-HD Master Audio English 918 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 918 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit) |
LPCM Audio English
1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 112 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 112 kbps / DN -30dB |
Subtitles | None | English (SDH), None |
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Release Information: 1.37 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 22,714,540,711 bytesFeature: 22,634,240,064 bytes Video Bitrate: 21.98 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details:
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Release Information: Studio: Indicator
1.37 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 46,466,569,304 bytesFeature: 28,981,251,456 bytes Video Bitrate: 26.96 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• Audio commentary with critics and authors Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith
Nehme (2022)
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Blu-ray
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On their
Blu-ray,
Indicator use an uncompressed linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. This advances upon the Olive films (16-bit
lossless.) There are crowd sounds in Bullfighter and the Lady
has few aggressive moments plus there is a score by
Victor Young (Arise
My Love,
Union
Pacific,
The
Accused,
Strategic
Air Command, The
Sun Shines Bright,
Johnny Guitar,
China Gate etc.) sounding clean with consistent dialogue
in the lossless transfer. Indicator offer optional English (SDH)
subtitles on their Region 'B'
Blu-ray.
But it should be note that much of the Spanish is not translated - as
would have been accurate for the theatrical viewings. The bare-bones,
Region 'A'-locked Olive had no subtitle options, nor extras of any kind.
The Indicator
Blu-ray
Budd Boetticher's Bullfighter and the
Lady
uses a semi-documentary approach in examining the sport of bullfighting
and the lives of matadors. It focuses on the realities of the dangers
involved with some machismo courting of a young lady. It was reported
that during production, one stunt man, actually, died. One could see
some homo-eroticism between Johnny Regan (Stack) and his bromance with
Manolo Estrada (Roland.) Boetticher had stated that the film got made
because John Wayne liked the story. But he also says that Wayne and John
Ford cut 42 minutes out of Bullfighter and the Lady so that it
would be less than 90 minutes, making it essentially a "B" picture. He
says "It took me forty years to get it back the way I wanted it.. It
was a helluva blow, I tell you." The Indicator Blu-ray
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