Stars: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'Donnell,
Wallace Ford, Alex Nicol, Aline MacMahon
Director: Anthony Mann
An intensely satisfying drama of rugged primitive justice, The Man From Laramie marked
the final, and finest, collaboration of one of the most important teams in Western films:
director Anthony Mann and star Jimmy Stewart. Together, this perfectly-matched pair
provided audiences with eight classic pictures, including Winchester '73 and Strategic Air
Command.
Under Mann's superb direction, Stewart departs from his well-loved "ordinary hero" role
and gives a riveting performance as a resolute vigilante obsessed with finding the man
responsible for his brother's death. Among the suspects are an arrogant cattle baron (Donald Crisp), his
sadistic son (Alex Nicol) and his ranch foreman (Arthur Kennedy, in the best performance of his career). One
explosive confrontation, in which Stewart is dragged by a wild horse and shot in the hand at close range, is one of
movie history's most memorable sequences. Among the first Westerns filmed in CinemaScope, The Man From
Laramie uses the widescreen technology to emphasize the scope and power of this harrowing
action-drama, making it a perfect example of the Western as America's epic art form.
Format: Widescreen (2.35:1)
(Enhanced for 16x9), Full Screen
Special Features: Production Notes, Scene Access, Interactive Menus, Theatrical Trailer
Languages: English (Dolby
Digital 4.0 & 2.0 Surround)
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