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Directed by Joseph Anthony
USA 1956
Under the spell of a wandering charlatan named Starbuck, a lonely ranch girl blossoms into full womanhood in The Rainmaker. Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter) garnered an Oscar nomination as the (believably plain yet magnificently beautiful) tomboy rancher, with Burt Lancaster (Elmer Gantry) brilliantly cast in the role of the smooth-talking con man who sells his rainmaking powers to unsuspecting, drought-ridden western towns. Writer N. Richard Nash (Porgy and Bess) meticulously enlarges his Broadway play to the big screen without losing any of the earthy, gut-wrenching emotions or the sheer, hilarious fun. The result is a genuinely appealing and beautifully executed romance directed by Joseph Anthony (The Matchmaker). Featuring Wendell Corey (I Walk Alone), Lloyd Bridges (Canyon Passage), Earl Holliman (Giant), Cameron Prud’Homme (Back from Eternity) and Wallace Ford (Flesh and Fury). *** Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secret yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker! |
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Theatrical Release: December 13th, 1956
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 2:01:38.749 | |
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 40,338,835,658 bytesFeature: 38,718,885,888 bytes Video Bitrate: 38.49 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
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On their
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Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. The Rainmaker
has a small amount of aggressive moments but a wonderful score by
Alex North (Man
With the Gun,
Under
the Volcano, Viva
Zapata,
Spartacus,
Man With the Gun,
A Streetcar Named Desire) and Burt also sings She'll Be Coming
'Round the Mountain a cappella.
The Kino
Blu-ray
I suppose it would be accurate to classify Joseph Anthony's The Rainmaker
has a romance. It has a lot to due with Lizzie (Hepburn) accepting her
value as a gal worthy of courting or marriage. There is plenty of humor with hammy Lancaster as Starbuck
judged either a con-man or just a wayward, hopeful, soul. There is a
great cast; Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, Lloyd
Bridges. Earl Holliman, Cameron Prud'Homme, and Wallace Ford among
others. I enjoyed it so much more via the Kino Blu-ray
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