The Bravados

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Brooding Gregory Peck arrives in a small western town to witness the hanging of the men whom he holds responsible for the murder of his wife (they've been arrested for an unrelated crime). Through the help of a duplicitous executioner, the gang escapes--taking Kathleen Gallant as hostage. The vengeful Peck hunts the fugitives down and kills them in cold blood. He is forced to ask himself if he's any better than the criminals when he discovers that the fugitives, though justly convicted of murder, had nothing to do with his wife's death. The Bravados is as grim and compelling as the earlier Henry King/Gregory Peck western The Gunfighter. And yes, that's "Curly" Joe DeRita, of Three Stooges fame, in the role of the menacing hangman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 4.0
• Features:
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AWARDS

• National Board of Review

•     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1958 (Albert Salmi)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Gregory Peck - Jim Douglas
       Joan Collins - Josefa Velarde
       Stephen Boyd - Bill Zachary
       Albert Salmi - Ed Taylor
       Henry Silva - Lujan
       Kathleen Gallant - Emma
       Barry Coe - Tom
       George Voskovec - Gus Steinmetz
       Herbert Rudley - Sheriff Elroy Sanchez
       Lee Van Cleef - Alfonso Parral
       Andrew Duggan - Padre
       Ken Scott - Primo
       Gene Evans - Butler
       Curly Joe DeRita - Mr. Simms
       Robert Adler - Tony Mirabel
       Jason Wingreen - Nichols
       Robert Griffin - Banker Loomis
       Ada Carrasco - Mrs. Parral
       Jacqueline Evans - Mrs. Barnes
       Alicia del Lago - Angela Lujan
       Juan Garcia
       Jack Mather - Quinn

• Director:

  Henry King

• Producer:

  Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr.

• Screenwriter:

  Philip Yordan

• Book Author:

  Frank O'Rourke

• Cinematographer:

  Leon Shamroy

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Bernhard Kaun

• Composer (Music Score):

  Lionel Newman

• Editor:

  William Mace, William Ware

• Art Director:

  Mark-Lee Kirk, Lyle Wheeler

• Set Designer:

  Chester L. Bayhi, Walter Scott

• Costume Designer:

  Charles LeMaire

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Bernard Freericks, Harry M. Leonard

• Makeup:

  Ben Nye, Sr.

• First Assistant Director:

  Stanley Hough