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(aka "Chino" or "Valdez il mezzosangue" or "Valdez Horses" or "Valdez the Halfbreed" or "The Wild Horses" or "The Free Spirit")
Directed by John Sturges and Duilio Coletti
Italy |
Spain | France | USA 1973
One of several impressive westerns Charles Bronson made during his 1970s heyday,
The Valdez Horses reunites the rugged star with celebrated director John
Sturges, who he had previously collaborated with on the perennial classics
The Magnificent Seven and
The Great Escape. *** Chino Valdez (Bronson) is a lonely horse breeder, whose life is thrown into turmoil when a young runaway (Van Patten) turns up at his door looking for work and, later, he falls in love with a beautiful woman (Ireland) whose brother (Bozzuffi) hates him. |
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Theatrical Release: September 14th, 1973
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Review: Indicator - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Indicator - Region 'B' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:37:113.257 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,517,322,565 bytesFeature: 19,946,223,168 bytesVideo Bitrate: 24.97 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio |
DTS-HD Master
Audio English 876 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 876 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48
kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Indicator
1.85 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,517,322,565 bytesFeature: 19,946,223,168 bytesVideo Bitrate: 24.97 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson’s Loose! The Making of the ‘Death Wish’ Films and Bronson’s Loose Again!• Dust and Sweat (2021, 15:38): renowned make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi recalls his time on The Valdez Horses • Gambling on the Horses (2021, 20:09): uncredited screenwriter Stephen Geller shares his personal recollections of the production and crew • Alternative titles and credits (3:50 / 3:58) • French theatrical trailer (3:06) • US TV spot (0:28) • Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials • Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Roberto Curti, an archival on-set report with contributions from Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, and John Sturges, extracts of interviews with Bronson and Ireland, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits Blu-ray Release Date: January 25th, 2021 Transparent Blu-ray Case Chapters 9 |
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NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were taken directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
On their
Blu-ray,
Indicator use a DTS-HD Master mono track (16-bit) in the
English language. There are genre effects with plenty of horses. The film's audio
and score is by Guido
and Maurizio de Angelis (Keoma,
Torso,
A
Blade in the Dark, 2019
After the Fall of New York, The
Mountain of the Cannibal God)
and supports this western well without sounding too 'spaghetti-ish'.
Indicator offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on their Region 'B'
Blu-ray.
The Indicator
Blu-ray
John Sturges's The Valdez
Horse
doesn't seem to have a lot of the director's strengths, Bronson shows
why he's a star and I agree with the director that Jill Ireland was
a
mistake. Interesting to see a young Vince Van Patten (isn't he the poker
guy now?), but overall, I wasn't much into this film mostly enjoying
Bronson's machismo and loner lifestyle, but not much else. For the
rugged protagonist's completist fans, the Indicator Blu-ray,
also has the educational commentary, booklet and interviews. I'll say
one thing about The Valdez
Horse
- it's a unique and fairly honest western (the ending surprised me) and gives a very frank
and unglamorous portrayal of the native Indians. |
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