The Good, the Bad & the Ugly - Extended Version Collector's Set (2DVDs) RC1 DVD
MGM
Regie:
Darsteller:
Release:
18.05.2004
Laufzeit:
179 Minuten
FSK:
ab 18 Jahre
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Bild:
Widescreen, 2.35:1, Anamorph codiert
Ton:
Mono, Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Sprache:
Englisch, Italienisch
Land:
Italien/ Spanien
Jahr:
1966
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly - Extended Version Collector's Set (2DVDs) RC1
Clint Eastwood (the Man with No Name) is good, Lee Van Cleef (Angel Eyes Sentenza) is bad, and Eli Wallach (Tuco Benedito Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez) is ugly in the final chapter of Sergio Leone's trilogy of spaghetti westerns (the first two were A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More). In this sweeping film, the characters form treacherous alliances in a ruthless quest for Confederate gold. Leone is sometimes underrated as a director, but the excellent resolution on this digital video disc should enhance appreciation of his considerable photographic talent and gorgeous widescreen compositions. Ennio Morricone's jokey score is justifiably famous. The digital video disc includes about a quarter-hour of footage not seen in the original release.
DVD features
This two-disc special edition presents the restored, extended English-language version of Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, now clocking in at almost three hours. It includes some 14 minutes of previously cut scenes, with both Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach returning to the editing suite in 2003 to add their voices to scenes that had never before been dubbed into English (Wallach's voice is noticeably that of a much older man in these additional sequences). The extra material contains nothing of vital importance, but it's good to have the movie returned to pretty much the way Leone originally wanted it. The anamorphic widescreen picture is now also accompanied by a handsome Dolby 5.1 soundtrack, making this the most complete and satisfactory version so far released.
Film historian Richard Schickel provides an authoritative and engaging commentary on Disc 1. On the second disc there are featurettes on "Leone's West" (20 mins.), "The Leone Style" (24 mins.), and "Reconstructing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (11 mins.), plus a documentary about the historical background of the Sibley campaign, "The Man Who Lost the Civil War" (15 mins.). In addition, there's a two-part appreciation of composer Ennio Morricone, Il Maestro, by film music expert John Burlingame. Tuco's extended torture scene can be found here, along with a reconstruction of the fragmentary "Socorro Sequence." In short, exemplary bonus features that will satisfy every Leone aficionado.
DVD features
This two-disc special edition presents the restored, extended English-language version of Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, now clocking in at almost three hours. It includes some 14 minutes of previously cut scenes, with both Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach returning to the editing suite in 2003 to add their voices to scenes that had never before been dubbed into English (Wallach's voice is noticeably that of a much older man in these additional sequences). The extra material contains nothing of vital importance, but it's good to have the movie returned to pretty much the way Leone originally wanted it. The anamorphic widescreen picture is now also accompanied by a handsome Dolby 5.1 soundtrack, making this the most complete and satisfactory version so far released.
Film historian Richard Schickel provides an authoritative and engaging commentary on Disc 1. On the second disc there are featurettes on "Leone's West" (20 mins.), "The Leone Style" (24 mins.), and "Reconstructing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (11 mins.), plus a documentary about the historical background of the Sibley campaign, "The Man Who Lost the Civil War" (15 mins.). In addition, there's a two-part appreciation of composer Ennio Morricone, Il Maestro, by film music expert John Burlingame. Tuco's extended torture scene can be found here, along with a reconstruction of the fragmentary "Socorro Sequence." In short, exemplary bonus features that will satisfy every Leone aficionado.