The Man from Laramie (1955) (DualDisc, Eureka!, Masters of Cinema, Blu-ray + DVD)

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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 Stategic 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, his sadistic son and his ranch foreman. 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 Western`s filmed in CinemaScope, The Man From Laramie uses the wide-screen 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.