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| Director: Anthony Mann
Actors: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'donnell, Alex Nicol
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Category: DVD
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 21504
Format: Full Screen, Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: COLD04170D
ISBN: 0767839293
UPC: 043396041707
EAN: 9780767839297
ASIN: B000031EGW
Theatrical Release Date: August 31, 1955
Release Date: February 3, 2004
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 Every man's Mann July 29, 2001
Vincent H. Hoyt (Corry, Pennsylvania United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
James Stewart could act. I believe he could have sold the Brooklyn bridge to the police department. Have you ever been in a situation where your natural inward anger took over, and you just cut loose? The scene in this film where he spots the man that shot his mules and burned his wagons, is proof positive that James Stewart was one of us...a common man with pure inner rage. Stewart had a way of bringing the emotion to life. I feel sometimes while watching The man from Laramie that he threw away the script, and played out the role as if this was all happening to him personally. And what greater tribute can we the fans give to an actor?
One of the five great Westerns. August 21, 2000
Frank Gibbons (Seekonk, MA United States)
I think that the Man from Laramie is Anthony Mann's best film and one of the top five Westerns of all time. Who is really Donald Crisp's real (spritual) son -- Alex Nicol (his biological son), Arthur Kennedy (his quasi-adopted son), or James Stewart (the stranger he fears in his dreams)? This film has obvious allusions to King Lear. When I first saw it I was deeply moved and frightened. It is a very profound and spiritual film. Give it a chance -- it's an overlooked gem of the cinema.
 I don't come from anywhere... July 12, 2000
Stephen Carlin (Bangor, Co Down United Kingdom)
Some men arrive with provisions for a store, most of them will return from whence they came. One man, portrayed by James Stewart, may have come from Laramie but its not his home and does not intend to return until he finds out who supplied the rifles to the Apache - rifles which were used to kill a cavalry troop, among them his brother.pHis quest brings him into conflict with a local landowner who has dreamt that a man would one day come to kill his son. Is it the man from Laramie?pJames Stewart and Anthony Mann made some great films together - this was the last, and by no means the least. I have said it before and I'll say it again - James Stewart was the finest actor ever and this film features another fine performance.pThe DVD transfer (anamorphic) is excellent - picture quality and sound are excellent. My only complaint is the lack of features. Trailers for the other Stewart/Mann films at least would have been a worthy addition.
A masterpiece of western July 11, 2000
Carlos Diaz Maroto (Madrid, Madrid Spain)
One of the great Anthony Mann westerns (what is the better? I don't know), with a splendorous Jimmy Stewart and great carachters. Full of violence and action, but with an intelligent carachters study. Again: a masterpiece.
A GREEK TRAGEDY IN THE DESERT June 8, 2000
wdanthemanw (Geneva, Switzerland)
Director Anthony Mann's THE MAN FROM LARAMIE is a movie lover's dream. It's a western shot in the beautiful deserts of New Mexico with enough action to keep your mind occupied while your eyes wander through the landscapes. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy and Donald Crisp are at their best and the rest of the cast gives a great performance.pSome of the reviewers have already noted the shakespearian flavour of the story so I'm rather going to underline other evident references. OK ! So, in THE MAN OF LARAMIE, we have an old man with a recurrent dream, a dream announcing that a stranger will come and murder his son. When Alec announces to Vic that he's becoming blind, we cannot have any doubts more : we are witnessing another variation of the myth of Oedipus. From this moment on, you're going to have a subtle pleasure to read THE MAN FROM LARAMIE with a pair of freudian glasses ! Let's observe these brothers ( Vic HansBRO ) fight for the love of their old father, let's mourn the disappearance of Alec's wife who created a monster out of her son in order to hurt her macho husband, etc..pImages and sound (stereo) are OUTSTANDING. For once, a production company has forgotten the usual economic laws and takes advantage of the real possibilities of a DVD by presenting 4 or five different subtitles. Thank you Columbia !pA DVD for your library.
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