NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Film Detective Blu-ray (February 2022): Film Detective have transferred John Sturges' The Capture to Blu-ray. It looks fairly modest in the beginning 20-minutes but eventually perks up without ever looking dynamic on the single-layered transfer with a middling bitrate. The image generally looks consistent if lacking any strong detail or depth. It does export some textures and while I appreciated the 1080P appearance, it was more-or-less unremarkable visually.

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On their Blu-ray, Film Detective use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. The Capture has some aggressive moments bookended by gunfire sequences. It is authentically flat. The score is by Daniele Amfitheatrof (An Act of Murder, The Last Hunt, I'll Be Seeing You, Edge of Eternity, The Lost Moment, The Desperate Hours, Human Desire, Letter From An Unknown Woman) having some western chords and well as suspense and romance. There is native Mexican music and the use of a blind guitar player in the film. Film Detective offer optional English and Spanish subtitles on their Region FREE Blu-ray.

The Film Detective Blu-ray includes a commentary by C. Courtney Joyner (author of The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers) and Henry C. Parke (Henry's Western Round-up.) They discuss many comparative films made in the era, Sturges, writer / producer Niven Busch (Teresa Wright's husband for ten years), many of the performers with links top other discussed westerns or noirs. There are also brief video pieces on Sturges (Man of Action) and Teresa Wight (The Actress Next Door.) There is also a 12-pages liner notes booklet.

John Sturges' The Capture has the appeal of the director, strong performers Teresa Wright and Lew Ayres in a south-western milieu. While some film historians have categorized it as a straight 'film noir', it doesn't escalate to that level, imo, but could be termed as 'western noir' with its flashback focus, murder, crime and themes of guilt within a western genre motif. I was very pleased to see it via the Film Detective Blu-ray as I am a fan of the director and cast. It's not a standout piece of cinema but vintage era fans and those who enjoy the genre and stars will probably get the most benefit.

Gary Tooze