Ulzana's Raid Blu-ray - Burt Lancaster

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Directed by Robert Aldrich
USA 1972

From Robert Aldrich, the renowned director of The Dirty Dozen, The Grissom Gang, The Killing of Sister George and The Longest Yard, comes this thrilling western starring screen legend Burt Lancaster (The Train, Elmer Gantry, Valdez Is Coming) in one the best performances of his iconic career. Violence begets violence in this explosive western that pits marauding Apaches against weary Indian fighters and naïve U.S. cavalrymen. Lancaster is McIntosh, a scout assigned to aid the cavalry in tracking down Ulzana (Joaquín Martínez, Jeremiah Johnson) and his band of renegade Indians. As the trail gets hotter, McIntosh tries to teach idealistic young Lieutenant DeBuin (Bruce Davison, The Crucible) that the only way to fight their escalating brutality and violence is with more force. This gritty action epic is the third of four films starring Lancaster and directed by Aldrich; the others were Apache (1954), Vera Cruz (1954) and Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977). Beautifully shot by Joseph F. Biroc (Too Late the Hero) and featuring strong supporting performances by Richard Jaeckel (The Devil’s Brigade) and Lloyd Bochner (Point Blank).

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Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is McIntosh, an experienced scout, and Ke-Ni-Tay, an Apache guide. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside; and as DeBuin encounters the remains of his victims, he is compelled to learn from McIntosh and to confront his own naivety and hidden prejudices.

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Theatrical Release: November 15th, 1972

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Box Cover		CLICK to order from: Also on Blu-ray from Koch out of Germany:
Distribution	Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime	1:43:30.204
Video	1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 39,508,823,467 bytes Feature: 30,819,004,416 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.93 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:
Audio	DTS-HD Master Audio English 1554 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1554 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Commentary: Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Kino 1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 39,508,823,467 bytes Feature: 30,819,004,416 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.93 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details: • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton • NEW Interview with star Bruce Davison (16:02) • Trailers From Hell with John Landis (3:10) • Theatrical Trailer (2:51) Blu-ray Release Date: January 21st, 2020 Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 9

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

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (January 2020): Kino have transferred Robert Aldrich's Ulzana's Raid to Blu-ray. It is on a dual-layered disc withy a max'ed out bitrate. The image quality is very strong, rich colors and beautiful contrast. The visuals are very crisp with impressive detail in close-ups. There is plenty of depth and fine grain. Excellent in-motion.

On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track (16-bit) in the original English language and some Apache languages. There are the usual western-genre related effects - horses and gunfire plus a supportive score by Frank De Vol's (The Big Knife, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, Kiss Me Deadly ), What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, McLintock) sounding rich and deep. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray includes a new audio commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton who does his usual in detailing many aspects of the production from the cast (and many individual roles from the screen to TV) to director Aldrich. He has done his research and the information is readily forthcoming about many historical facets of Ulzana's Raid. We are also given a new 1/4 hour interview with star Bruce Davison (who played Lt. Garnett DeBuin) - he is now 74 years of age and I remember him more recently from 2000's X-Men where he played Senator Kelly. Kino include a Trailers From Hell segment with John Landis and a theatrical trailer.

Ulzana's Raid has historical significance, Robert Aldrich's deft treatment, Burt Lancaster and a great supporting cast. It's a very above-average western with extensively graphic sequences (squeamish beware). The Blu-ray a/v and commentary adds further value - strongly recommended!