Blu-ray
One-eyed jacks
Call Number
- BLU-RAY ACTION (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Pina Pellicer.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (141 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 17 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
"This is a western like no other, combining the mythological scope of that most American of genres with the searing naturalism of a performance by Marlon Brando--all suffused with Freudian overtones and masculine anxiety. In his only directing stint, Brando captures rugged coastal and desert landscapes in gorgeous widescreen, Technicolor images, and elicits from his fellow actors nuanced depictions of conflicted characters. Though the production was overwhelmed by its director's perfectionism and plagued by setbacks and studio reediting, One-Eyed Jacks stands as one of Brando's great achievements, thanks above all to his tortured turn as Rio, a bank robber bent on revenge against his former partner in crime. Brooding and romantic, Rio is the last and perhaps the most tender of the iconic outsiders that the great actor imbued with such intensity throughout his career"--Container.
Notes
Based on the novel The authentic death of Hendry Jones by Charles Neider.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration, undertaken by Universal Pictures in partnership with The Film Foundation and in consultation with filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; new introduction by Scorsese ; excerpts from voice recordings director and star Marlon Brando made during the development of the film's script ; new video essays on the film's production history and on its potent combination of the stage and screen icon Brando with the classic Hollywood western genre ; trailer.