Hour of the Gun (1967) from Twilight Time

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From Twilight Time on September 19, 2017, comes John Sturges's terrific Hour of the Gun (1967). This will be a limited edition of 3000 copies.

Directed by John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Bad Day at Black Rock, Ice Station Zebra, and many more);
Starring James Garner, Robert Ryan, and Jason Robards.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

This is John Sturges's followup to his earlier western Gunfight at the OK Corral, although it is not a direct sequel. Whereas the first film focuses on the gunfight, Hour of the Gun starts with the gunfight and tells of the battles that followed between the Earp brothers together with their friend Doc Holiday against the Clanton Gang. Hour of the Gun, like many memorable westerns that have universal themes, is as much psychological character study as it is a guns blazing action film. Roger Ebert praised James Garner's portrayal of Wyatt Earp, calling it one of the actor's best performances. Forget the comic actor, this is James Garner like you may have never seen him.




Trailer

Hour of the Gun Official Trailer #1 - Robert Ryan Movie (1967) HD - YouTube

[Rory]

About time! Fantastic news.

[Mose Harper]

Never seen this one, but that's a hell of a cast.

Looks like this and Gun Fury for me- though I'll wait till the end of the year and bundle a bunch of stuff together...or wait till next year and another sale.

[Rocklandsboy]

Hope it's from a new master. The Australian disc - while overall very nice indeed - has a lot of debris (specks etc) on the picture.

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[Rory]

Originally Posted by Rocklandsboy

Hope it's from a new master. The Australian disc - while overall very nice indeed - has a lot of debris (specks etc) on the picture.

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A pristine HD transfer has been making the rounds on satellite for years. I'm betting it'll be the same one on this release.

[Blu_Beard]

More Robert Ryan is always welcome news. I've not seen this film but I'd be keen to.

[Fred Sliman]

Great movie; been hoping they'd release this for years. Lawman also a very welcome announcement; TT has been an oasis for Robert Ryan fans lately.

[Monterey Jack]

Rented this film many years ago, and didn't think much of it. Great Jerry Goldsmith score, though, and if TT provides an isolated score track as they usually do, this might be worth picking up during a sale.

[baheidstu]

For any Jon Voight fans out there, this was also his film debut.

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Pre-order date: Wednesday, September 6th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Original Theatrical Trailer

[Starchild]

Love this cover! Looking forward to owning this film. Big James Garner fan. Even bigger Wyatt Earp fan!

[Monterey Jack]

Isolated Music & Effects Track.

[Rocklandsboy]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Yes, the music master tapes are missing unfortunately.

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[Havenbull]

Huge fan of anything Earp and Tombstone related. Pre-ordered!

[robertrobyn]

Is it better than this????

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Hour-...Blu-ray/36599/

[Rory]

Originally Posted by Rocklandsboy

Hope it's from a new master. The Australian disc - while overall very nice indeed - has a lot of debris (specks etc) on the picture.

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Terrible news. Got this today and it must be the same transfer as the Australian release. I'm really shocked TT would accept this transfer. Very disappointed with them. They should have taken a pass on this transfer. I've seen this movie on HDNet and, I think, on TCM in a pristine transfer. But this TT Blu-ray is just shoddy. I mean like "Wow! This is not good." Depressing.

[javi92]

It’s an MGM title. Of course the transfer is going to be old.

[Rocklandsboy]

Originally Posted by Rory

Terrible news. Got this today and it must be the same transfer as the Australian release. I'm really shocked TT would accept this transfer. Very disappointed with them. They should have taken a pass on this transfer. I've seen this movie on HDNet and, I think, on TCM in a pristine transfer. But this TT Blu-ray is just shoddy. I mean like "Wow! This is not good." Depressing.

Oh noes! :-(

[EugeneFraga]

Originally Posted by Rocklandsboy

Hope it's from a new master. The Australian disc - while overall very nice indeed - has a lot of debris (specks etc) on the picture.

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I AGREE. I got a copy of the Shock Aussie Release... It is fine, but hardly seems a Blu-ray thanks to extremely abundant debris.
Therefore, BEWARE of Australian Blu-rays Quality beforehand. Treacherous stuff.
Furthermore, Twilight Time frequently accepts faulty Masters and release them carelessly.

[Clark Kent]

The Australian BD is definitely no looker. It resembles an older, softer telecine scan made for DVD release that got re-purposed for the eventual Blu-ray.