Hollywood Gold Triple Pack – Bandolero / The Unforgiven / Man of the West. Three classic Hollywood Westerns presented on DVD.
Bandolero
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop (James Stewart) arrives in town with the
intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother (Dean Martin),
from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff
chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of
Mexican bandits. Also starring Raquel Welch & George Kennedy.
The Unforgiven
The neighbours of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their
adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiawa tribe. With Burt Lancaster and
Audrey Hepburn.
Man of the West
A reformed outlaw (Gary Cooper) becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery
with two other passengers and is forced to re-join his old outlaw band. Stars
Gary Cooper, Julie London and Lee J. Cobb.
Man of the West movie Reviews:
“Man of the West is a combination of the James Stewart Westerns that came before it and the epic ideas that would drive [Mann's] final few films.” Combustible Celluloid
“A tour de force for Cooper.” Miami Herald
“Mann's last western is a powerful film.” Dennis Schwartz
“Brando gives a powerful performance as a German deserter in this fact-based WWII drama, which was underestimated at the time” Emanuel Levy