The Criterion Collection
The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher
Edition no. 1186
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The Tall T | Decision at Sundown | Buchanan Rides Alone | Ride Lonesome | Comanche Station
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Directed by: Budd Boetticher
Featuring: Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, John Carroll, Craig Stevens, Karen Steele, Nancy Gates, Maureen O'Sullivan, Barry Kelley, Parnell Roberts, Claude Akins, Arthur Hunnicutt, Valerie French, Tol Avery, James Best, Skip Homeier, Lee Van Cleef, Henry Silva, James Coburn
The five briskly entertaining, vividly performed westerns made by director Budd Boetticher and strapping star Randolph Scott in the second half of the 1950s transcend their B-movie origins to become rich, unexpectedly profound explorations of loyalty, greed, honor, and revenge. Often grouped under the name Ranown (after producer Harry Joe Brown and Scott’s production company) and colorfully scripted by Burt Kennedy and Charles Lang, these films seem to unfold in a world unto themselves, staking a claim between traditional westerns and the subversive genre revisionism of the 1960s—and representing the crowning achievement of the underappreciated auteur Boetticher.
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The Tall T
Year: 1957
Time: 78
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1.85:1
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English PCM Mono 1.0
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Decision at Sundown
Year: 1957
Time: 77
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1.85:1
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English PCM Mono 1.0
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Buchanan Rides Alone
Year: 1958
Time: 80
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Ride Lonesome
Year: 1959
Time: 73
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2.35:1
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English PCM Mono 1.0
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Comanche Station
Year: 1960
Time: 73
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2.35:1
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English PCM Mono 1.0
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Technical Specifications
Format:
4K UHD
Blu-ray
Discs:
UHD-100 (2 Discs)
BD-50 (4 Discs)
Total: 6 Discs
Regions:
None (4K UHD)
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
2160p/24
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
HDR:
HDR10
Dolby Vision
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Documentary, Theatrical Trailer, Documentary Excerpt, Audio Interview, Alternate Version, Introduction, Insert, Television Program
- Audio commentary for The Tall T featuring film scholar Jeanine Basinger
- Introduction to The Tall T by Martin Scorsese
- Trailer for The Tall T
- Introduction to Decision at Sundown by Taylor Hackford
- Trailer for Decision at Sundown
- Introduction to Buchanan Rides Alone by Taylor Hackford
- Trailer for Buchanan Rides Alone
- Audio commentary for Ride Lonesome featuring film critic Jeremy Arnold
- Introduction to Ride Lonesome by Martin Scorsese
- Trailer for Ride Lonesome
- Audio commentary for Comanche Station featuring filmmaker Taylor Hackford
- Super 8 home-movie version of Comanche Station
- Trailer for Comanche Station
- Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That documentary
- Cinéma de notre temps: "Boetticher Rides Again"
- Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination, 1971 documentary featuring Taylor Hackford interviewing Boetticher about his experiences as a bullfighter in Mexico
- Budd Boetticher and Jim Kitses: audio interview from 1969 where the two talk about the series of westerns he made with actor Randolph Scott
- Visiting Budd Boetticher: excerpts from a 1999 interview where Boetticher shares stories about his collaborations with actor Randolph Scott and screenwriter Burt Kennedy
- New introduction by film critic Farran Smith Nehme on actor Randolph Scott
- An essay by film scholar Tom Gunning
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The Tall T
Decision at Sundown
Buchanan Rides Alone
Ride Lonesome
Comanche Station
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Restoration Information
The Tall T
Restoration by:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Decision at Sundown
Restoration by:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Buchanan Rides Alone
Restoration by:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Ride Lonesome
Restoration by:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Comanche Station
Restoration by:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative