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Directed by Alex Cox
USA /
Mexico 1987
A hallucinatory biopic that breaks all cinematic conventions, Walker, from British director Alex Cox, tells the story of nineteenth-century American adventurer William Walker (Ed Harris), who abandoned a series of careers in law, politics, journalism, and medicine to become a soldier of fortune and, for many months, the dictator of Nicaragua. Made with mad abandon and political acuity—and the support of the Sandinista army and government during the contra war—the film uses this true tale as a satirical attack on American ultrapatriotism and a freewheeling condemnation of “manifest destiny.” Featuring a powerful score by Joe Strummer and a performance of intense, repressed rage by Harris, Walker remains one of Cox’s most daring works. *** William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat. |
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Theatrical Release: December 4th, 1987
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Distribution | Criterion Collection - Spine # 423 - Region 1 - NTSC | Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:34:57 | 1:34:47.723 |
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1.85:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.33 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,196,330,032 bytesFeature: 28,616,540,160 bytesVideo Bitrate: 35.86 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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English (Dolby Digital mono) Commentary: Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
LPCM Audio English
1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
Subtitles | English, None and English (burned-in for sign language) | English (SDH), None and English (burned-in for sign language) |
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Release Information:
Edition Details: • Audio
commentary by Cox and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer |
Release Information: Studio: Criterion
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,196,330,032 bytesFeature: 28,616,540,160 bytesVideo Bitrate: 35.86 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio commentary by Cox and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer• Dispatches from Nicaragua, a documentary about the filming of Walker (50:39) • On Moviemaking and the Revolution, reminiscences from an extra on the film (11:13) • Walker 2008 (6:26) and On the Origins of “Walker” (2016) (16:07), two short films by Cox (Blu-ray only) • The Immortals - Behind-the-scenes photos (8:41) • Trailer (Blu-ray only) (1:46) PLUS: Essays by film critic Graham Fuller, actor and author Linda Sandoval, and Wurlitzer
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On their
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Criterion use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. Walker
has plenty of aggressive moments that come through authentically flat with modest depth.
The score is credited to Joe Strummer (Permanent
Record), and there is other music including Beethoven's
Moonlight Sonata plus Oh My Darling Clementine, Polly
Wolly Doodle and Onward Christian Soldiers. Like the video
this is a solid step up in quality. Criterion offer optional English (SDH)
subtitles (and English - burned-in for sign language) on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
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New supplements, only on the
Blu-ray,
are two short films by Alex Cox; On the Origins of “Walker” from
2016 runs 16-minutes and Walker 2008 runs 6.5-minutes - both from
his solitary log cabin. Also
included are a trailer that was not on the 2008 DVD.
Alex Cox's Walker
is a fascinating piece of
unearthed history and many will be unaware of the remarkable events
(Walker was self-proclaimed president of Nicaragua from 1855-57.) By the
way, William Walker graduated summa cum laude from the University of
Nashville at the age of 14 and in 1843, at the age of 19, he received a
medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Harris is the anchor with a
solid performance as the plot courageously shifts in multiple
directions. Approaching 'great' film status - it falls slightly short
but gets full marks for its educational and docudrama intentions.
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