The west as we have never seen it before dominates this movie.
How a simple man survives in a wilderness through heartache and
lonliness. Every item he uses is not wasted in case there might
not be another one along shortly.
The world is based on a limited knowledge of literature and study
and ... Read review
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Burt Lancaster's one and only feature as star and director,The Kentuckian, has a bedrock ... more
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Production Year: 1993 - Westerns - Director: Jonathan Kaplan - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Madeline Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Drew Barrymore, Andie MacDowell, James Russo, Robert Loggia
Advantages: old American west as seen through the eyes of a mountain man Disadvantages: values of that world are not the same as today
The west as we have never seen it before dominates this movie.
How a simple man survives in a wilderness through heartache and
lonliness. Every item he uses is not wasted in case there might
not be another one along shortly.
The world is based on a limited knowledge of literature and study
and mainly from the bible.
Heathans abound in this world for hard living.
Kentucky is a place of using the land ... ...Lancaster appitomises the self-made man. It is a snap shot
of pre - multi- culture u.sa.
At times, it seems the skies are the only company and the Indians
dominate .
It takes a man time to step back to see the perspective in this world. ... more
The west as we have never seen it before dominates this movie. How a simple man survives in a wilderness through heartache and lonliness. Every item he uses is not wasted in case there might not be another one along shortly. The world is based on a limited knowledge of literature and study and mainly from the bible. Heathans abound in this world for hard living. Kentucky is a place of using the land and animals . Ambition or drive has no place here . Burt Lancaster appitomises the self-made man. It is a snap shot of pre - multi- culture u.sa. At times, it seems the skies are the only company and the Indians dominate . It takes a man time to step back to see the perspective in this world.
A rugged frontiersman and his son travel to Texas in search of a place where they can start a new life.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
MGM ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
01/03/2004
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
10001031
Sound
Bernard Herrmann
Barcode
5050070020311
Music Director
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematographer
Ernest Laszlo
Composer
Bernard Herrmann
Director of Photography
Ernest Laszlo
Languages
Main Language
English
DVD Description
A rugged frontiersman and his son travel to Texas in search of a place to begin a new life. They face numerous rough characters in their struggle to survive on the Texas prairie. Burt Lancaster directs and stars, with Walter Matthau making his film debut as a whip-wielding brute in this solid, fondly remembered western. Based on the novel "The Gabriel Horn" by Felix Holt.
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