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Early on in the pre-production stages CUSTER OF THE WEST was originally supposed to be directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was meant to be a biography of memoir proportions combining both chronicle and thrilling action sequences filmed in Cinerama. Eventually it was filmed in Spain in Tidy Technirama directed by Robert Siodmak. The production is detached fairly ambitious but the screenplay by Bernard Gordon and Julian Halevy makes for a rather episodic record lacking a memoir sweep that would have been very noble to this film. Allotment of this can be attributed to the producers’ wishes to insert Cinerama-type effects (a runaway explain, a downhill toddle in an out-of-control buckboard, a soldier escaping down hump jammed rapids, etc) into what should have been a straightforward biographical filming of General Custer and the historical events surrounding him. Robert Shaw gives a solid performance as General George Custer and beautifully creates another interpretation into the story of the man. Shaw demonstrates none of the flamboyancy associated with Custer but instead concentrates on the virility and single-minded duty of his explain. Through the entire film Shaw remains introverted and a somewhat enigmatic character. The viewer is never definite if Custer has a single humanitarian bone in his body because every time the interrogate arises Shaw reverts serve to his dutiful military facade. This is demonstrated in his scenes with Boring Knife (Kieron Moore) and Sergeant Mulligan (Robert Ryan) the deserter. This film contains other trustworthy performances. Jeffrey Hunter plays Lieutenant Benteen as a professional soldier but one who is sensitive to the predicament of the Indians yet never lets his sentiments interfere with his duties. On a psychological level Hunter’s somber character mirrors the feelings that Custer will never demonstrate the viewer. Ty Hardin plays Major Reno a hard drinking officer with a long family military history. Custer distrusts him and Reno will eventually let him down. Lawrence Tierney plays a gruff General Philip Sheridan and a somewhat indifferent Mary Ure plays Elizabeth, Custer’s wife. However, Robert Ryan is the only actor that breathes some proper life into this film. We all know from history what eventually happens to Custer. Ryan’s character represents the uninhibited free spirit of all men. He shows up like a guardian angle to give Custer one last chance to change his destiny. This is one of the best roles of Robert Ryan’s career. The photography by Cinematographer Cecilio Paniagua is very great. The frame compositions are well belief out. His camera traverses many landscapes of launch plains, rushing rivers and rolling hills very beautifully in Technicolor. The music collect mild by Bernardo Segall is very different in near and sound for a film of this type. The Brazilian composer decided to accomplish his get on an atmosphere of heroism, which he creates and builds upon. Segall essentially puts aside most references to the customary Western and falls succor on Civil War arrangements and orchestrations (especially in the film’s opening) and further period influences. Added to this Segall also seems to have been inspired by the Spaghetti Western (in the film’s more reflective moments), which was at its zenith at the time this film was made. In fact, powerful of this film seems to have been inspired by the Spaghetti Western in its inspect and feel. Even though this is a Spanish-US co-production it looks more akin to a Spaghetti Western. Art designs by Jean d’Eaubonne, Eugène Lourié and Julio Molina, Place designs by Antonio Mateos and Costumes by Laure de Zarate greatly contribute to the `Spaghetti’ and European contemplate of this film.
This film always intrigued me ever since it was released in 1968. In fact it hardly got released. It only showed at my neighborhood theatre in a 90 runt edited version. I remember reading in a newspaper at the time that the film was going to be released in a drastically lop version in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corp. That was that! Now, thanks to Anchor Bay Entertainment this film has been released at this 141 miniature length. Visually Anchor Bay produces the best DVDs. (You have really got to peep Anchor Bay’s DVD of Disney’s ISLAND AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD to really enjoy how marvelous their product is.) That aside CUSTER OF THE WEST remains a salubrious film and an yarn in its have factual. The rousing Civil War sequence at the beginning of the film is some of the best work ever set aside on film. Irving Lerner, not Robert Siodmak, directed this intelligent opening and shows us Custer a man driven by duty. Custer’s Last Stand at the Cramped Titanic Horn is perhaps not historically factual but is very impressively staged and filmed and gives the viewer an thought of the scope of Custer’s folly. Bernardo Segall’s music at the denouement is very poignant. Above all, the shining Neat Technirama photography effects are like a proper roller coaster meander and are crisp and bright as ever. This is a substantial DVD.
Forget the detestable Simitar DVD of this film! Here is a version mastered in the factual aspect ratio with brilliantly rendered colors and a razor consuming focus! Even though this movie is not exactly a masterpiece, a obliging looking DVD such as this certainly makes it seem better than it is.
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