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The Westerner | 
| Directors: William Wyler, Lewis Milestone
Actors: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone, Forrest Tucker
Studio: HBO Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Format: Import, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305082367
UPC: 026359066528
EAN: 9786305082361
ASIN: 6305082367
Theatrical Release Date: September 20, 1940
Release Date: September 29, 1998
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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Having created an instant classic the previous year with their superlative production of iWuthering Heights/i, producer Samuel Goldwyn, director William Wyler, and cinematographer Gregg Toland reunited for this classic Western from 1940, which earned Walter Brennan his record-setting third Academy Award. Gary Cooper reportedly hesitated to take his role, knowing that Brennan would likely steal the show with his splendid portrayal of "hanging" lawman Judge Roy Bean, but Wyler persisted and Cooper signed on as the drifter who faces Judge Bean under the false accusation of stealing a horse. Cooper smooth-talks his way out of his hanging by claiming to be a close friend of stage star Lily Langtry, with whom the judge is unabashedly smitten, but tensions rise when Cooper comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders that Brennan is trying to drive away. This leads, of course, to a classic showdown in true Western tradition, and under Wyler's able direction iThe Westerner/i takes its place among the finest examples of the genre. And while Brennan does indeed steal the show, Cooper needn't have worried--he's every bit the hero in a battle with one of the silver screen's most memorable villains. i--Jeff Shannon/i
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 "Gary Cooper Series ... The Westerner (1940) ... United Artists" September 24, 2008
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
United Artists presents "THE WESTERNER" (20 September 1940) (100 mins/BW) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Our story line and plot, If you like westerns, you'll love William Wyler's "The Westerner" -- great directing and superb acting, and gorgeous cinematography --- Cole Hardin (Gary Cooper) just doesn't look like a horse thief, Jane-Ellen Matthews (Doris Davenport) tells Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan) as she steps up to the bar --- Cole says he can't take it with him as he empties all of his coins on the bar to buy drinks for the jury --- Cooper notices two big pictures of Lily Langtry behind the bar --- Sure, Cole has met the Jersey Lily, whom the hanging judge adores, even has a lock of her hair --- Hanging is delayed for two weeks, giving Cole time to get in the middle of a range war between cattlemen and homesteaders and to still be around when Lily Langtry, former mistress of Edward VII who became an international actress, arrives in Texas --- Great to see some of my favorite B-Western character actors in the cast Dana Andrews, Stanley Andrews, Hank Bell, Forrest Tucker, Tom Tyler and Chill Wills --- Wyler's directing and Toland's shooting of the prairie fire sequence is one of the great spectacles of 1930s cinema, as well as an incredibly exciting scene --- Walter Brennan won his third Best Supporting Actor Oscar with this film. This was the fifth year the Supporting Player categories were being awarded by the Academy and Brennan won numbers one and three previously --- What makes the film even better is that it is based on a person who actually lived, which made the role even more challenging --- Walter Brennan carries this oater and transforms what would have otherwise been just another western into a classic. br / br /Under the production staff of: br /William Wyler - Director br /Samuel Goldwyn - Producer br /Niven Busch - Screenwriter br /Stuart N. Lake - Screen Story br /Jo Swerling - Screenwriter br /Archie J. Stout - Cinematographer br /Gregg Toland - Cinematographer br /Alfred Newman - Composer (Music Score) br /Dimitri Tiomkin - Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision br /Dan Mandell - Editor br /James Basevi - Art Director br /Julia Heron - Set Designer br /Irene Saltern - Costume Designer br /Fred Lau - Sound/Sound Designer br /Blague Stephanoff - Makeup br /Paul Eagler - Special Effects br /Louis Clyde Stoumen - Special Effects br /Walter Mayo - First Assistant Director br / br /SPECIAL FEATURES: br /BIOS: br /1. Gary Cooper (aka: Frank James Cooper) br /Date of Birth: 7 May 1901 - Helena, Montana br /Date of Death: 13 May 1961 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California br / br /2. Walter Brennan br /Date of Birth: 25 July 1894 - Swampscott, Massachusetts br /Date of Death: 21 September 1974 - Oxnard, California br / br /3. William Wyler (Director) br /Date of Birth: 1 July 1902, Muelhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France] br /Date of Death: 27 July 1981 - Los Angeles, California br / br /the cast includes: br /Gary Cooper ... Cole Harden br /Walter Brennan ... Judge Roy Bean br /Doris Davenport ... Jane Ellen Mathews br /Fred Stone ... Caliphet Mathews br /Forrest Tucker ... Wade Harper br /Paul Hurst ... Chickenfoot br /Chill Wills ... Southeast br /Lilian Bond ... Lily Langtry br /Dana Andrews ... Hod Johnson br /Charles Halton ... Mort Borrow br /Trevor Bardette ... Shad Wilkins br /Tom Tyler ... King Evans br /Lucien Littlefield ... The Stranger br /Stanley Andrews ... Sheriff br /Hank Bell ... Deputy br / br /Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow Western Classics --- all my heroes have been cowboys! br / br /Total Time: 100 mins on DVD ~ United Artists ~ (5/13/2008)
Cooper cracks necks with the best of em' December 19, 2002
Maddox (United States)
The Westerner is simply one of the best westerns ever made. It has all of the elements of the genre, the lonesome drifter (Cooper), the half-evil judge (Brennan as Judge Roy Bean), the "searching-for-a-real-man" women, the gang of thug rustlers (played by a gang of various thugs), the wimpy farmers (played by a bunch of wimpy farmers), the raunchy bar-room singer (played by a lock of golden hair), and the climatic shoot-out (Cooper versus Brennan). The scenes that steal the movie are those in which Cooper kindly agress to gently crack Judge Roy Beans stiff neck with a quick twist. You can hear the pops and also feel the relief as you watch.
One of the greatest movies of all time! December 16, 2001
Hoodlum (Frederick, MD USA)
This movie has everything: humor, history, adventure, great acting, and a terrific story. No actor today has more appeal than Cooper. Tom Cruise? Pshaw--a star manque. Coop was afraid Brennan would steal every scene; in fact they work quite well together. This is Coop before High Noon, another classic.
 A Great Western December 10, 2001
Douglas E. Pritchard (Albany, NY)
The Coop is fine as a lawman who goes undercover to capture Judge Bean. I think this movie shows fine acting, especially Walter Brennan, and writing. I have this movie and watch it about twice a year. I think it is a nice movie to watch with a male buddy who likes westerns. Curl up with a carton of popcorn and a soda and lose yourself in the old west.
This Thing's Magnificent! May 26, 2000
I Can't tell you how delighted I was with this film. Easily Brennon's best effort (he's practically the leading man here) and Gary Cooper is brilliant as usual. Especially like how the writers don't hit you over the head with obvious jokes, opting instead for subltey. By gobs this film is wonderful EVERYTIME I watch it. If you haven't seen it I highly recomend you buy yerself a copy! Now GET OUTTA MY BAR!
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