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A middle-aged widow falls in love with her younger gardener and faces small-town judgment from family and neighbors.

Release: October 3, 2017

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An American ambassador, his wife, and her Arab lover are caught up in a dangerous game of intrigue, extortion, and murder, in this action-packed thriller set in the explosive Middle East. U.S. Ambassador Peter Hacker (Robert Mitchum, Nightkill) has traveled to Israel on a vital mission to initiate peace talks between young Israelis and the P.L.O., but his burning idealism is largely unwelcomed in the region. He s stalked by assassins of unknown allegiance and blackmailers photograph his wife (Ellen Burstyn, The Exorcist) in bed with her lover (Fabio Testi, The Big Racket), who proves to be a Palestinian leader. Aided by a security officer (Rock Hudson, Hornets Nest) and by the Israel Defense Minister (Donald Pleasence, River of Death), Hacker seeks to save his marriage, his career and the region before his many foes succeed in eliminating him. Filmed in Israel, The Ambassador is tautly directed by J. Lee Thompson (The White Buffalo) and features Rock Hudson in his final screen performance. Based on a novel by Elmore Leonard (52 Pick-Up). Special Features: -Audio Commentary by Editor Mark Goldblatt with Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson -Original Domestic and International Trailer

Release: April 16, 2019

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Man-with-a-past James Stewart (Broken Arrow) guides a band of pioneers from Missouri over the Oregon Trail to a new life in the Columbia River Basin in this western adventure directed by the great Anthony Mann (Man of the West). When the settlers are cheated out of their supplies and cattle, Stewart crosses rivers, climbs mountains and out-guns greedy hijackers to ensure their survival through the first winter. Along the way, he is double-crossed by ally Arthur Kennedy (Elmer Gantry) and assisted by handsome San Francisco gambler Rock Hudson (The Tarnished Angels) and beautiful farmer’s daughter Julia Adams (Wings of the Hawk). Screenplay by Borden Chase (Red River) and featuring a wonderful cast that includes Jay C. Flippen (The Lemon Drop Kid), Chubby Johnson (Cyborg 2087), Stepin’ Fetchit (The Sun Shines Bright), Harry Morgan (The Ox-Bow Incident) and Royal Dano (Moby Dick). Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan -Theatrical Trailer

Release: May 12, 2026

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Glyn McLyntock (James Stewart) is a reformed outlaw who now works as a wagon scout helping a group of settlers reach Oregon Territory. He finds he has his hands full dealing with attacking Shoshone Indians, dwindling rations, a gold rush that's driving supply prices up, and a former friend (Arthur Kennedy) who's become a treacherous rival. Julie Adams, Harry Morgan, Lori Nelson, and Rock Hudson also star in this exciting frontier action tale. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

Release: September 10, 2019

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In the tradition of Charade and Arabesque, screen icons Rock Hudson (The Tarnished Angels) and Claudia Cardinal (Once Upon a Time in the West) co-star in this suspense-filled espionage thriller with a touch of comedy, wonderfully directed by Philip Dunne (Ten North Frederick). General Pratt (Jack Warden, The White Buffalo), a national security chief, and his aides approach successful psychiatrist Dr. Bartholomew Snow (Hudson) for a top secret mission for the United States government. A brilliant scientist, once a patient of Dr. Snow s, has evidently had a mental breakdown and is hiding in a remote government safe house known only as ‘ Base X. With enemy agents on his tail, Snow soon finds himself caught in the middle and out of desperation, he falls in with a mysterious and beautiful woman named Vicky Vincentia (Cardinal). But is she helping him, or is she yet another sinister figure out to manipulate him? Co-starring Guy Stock well (The War Lord) and Brad Dexter (99 River Street), with top-notch widescreen cinematography by Joseph MacDonald (The Sand Pebbles) and a rousing score by the great Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible). Special Features: -Animated Image Gallery -Theatrical Trailer

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A wealthy businessman discovers his Italian villa has been turned into a hotel during his absence and must cope with the charming chaos that follows.

Release: April 18, 2017

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Brand New 4K Restoration! Based on the classic novel by Ernest Hemingway (For Whom the Bell Tolls). This gripping version of the legendary writer's World War I masterpiece stars Rock Hudson (Giant, Seconds) as an ambulance driver and Jennifer Jones (Portrait of Jennie, Duel in the Sun) as the nurse he falls in love with. Initially strangers, the two find they must suddenly grapple with difficult decisions about their life together until fate steps in and their future becomes uncertain. Featuring a stellar cast that includes Vittorio De Sica (The Earrings of Madame de...), Mercedes McCambridge (All the King s Men) and Oskar Homolka (Sabotage). A Farewell to Arms is one of the cinema's more poignant portraits of war and survival, beautifully directed by the great Charles Vidor (Gilda).

Release: June 21, 2022

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Wealthy Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) shakes things up at home when he returns from a trip to the East Coast with a love interest, the refined Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). Bick and Leslie get married, but she clashes with his sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), and wins the admiration of the ambitious young Jett Rink (James Dean). Bick and Jett form a tense rivalry that continues to surface as the years pass and fortunes change in this sweeping drama.

Release: August 6, 2013

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The intertwined lives of a Texas cattle family and an ambitious ranch hand unfold over decades of change and conflict.

Release: November 8, 2005

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No Description Available. Genre: Westerns Rating: NR Release Date: 8-NOV-2005 Media Type: DVD

Release: September 4, 2012

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A manipulative nanny infiltrates a family's home to exact revenge on the mother who replaced her.

Release: January 9, 2024

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Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Charles Coburn and Gigi Perreau star in Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, the charming musical comedy about second chances from legendary director Douglas Sirk (All That Heaven Allows, There’s Always Tomorrow, The Tarnished Angels). The year is 1928. When elderly millionaire Samuel Fulton (Coburn) reflects on his life and the love that got away, he decides to bequeath his fortune to his late beloved’s existing family—if they’re worthy, of course. Disguising himself as a poor lodger, he takes up residence with the middle-class Blaisdells to see how they react to receiving a small portion of the funds. Money soon leads to mayhem, but even Samuel finds redemption in their foolish choices in this endearing comic romp. The toe-tapping tunes of the Twenties include “Tiger Rag,” “When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along,” “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More,” and “Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?” And featuring an uncredited James Dean as a soda fountain patron. It's the cat's meow—in Technicolor! Special Features: • Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Interpositive • NEW Audio Commentary by Actress Piper Laurie, Moderated by Film Critic/Historian Lee Gambin • FUN ON THE LOT (2008): Piper Laurie and Gigi Perreau Remember HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY GAL? • Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K) • Optional English Subtitles

Release: May 11, 2021

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From Budd Boetticher, the outstanding director of Red Ball Express, Wings of the Hawk, 7 Men from Now, The Tall T and Ride Lonesome, comes this classic western starring screen legends Robert Ryan (Day of the Outlaw) and Rock Hudson (Showdown). Post-Civil War Texas hosts a classic tale of brother against brother. After returning from the war, Dan Hammond (Ryan) sees his high hopes fall apart under the pressure of gambling debts. He turns to a life of crime, pitting him against his younger brother Neil (Hudson), the new local marshal. The stupendous cast also includes Julie Adams (Bend of the River), Raymond Burr (Pitfall), John McIntire (Rough Night in Jericho), James Arness (TV’s Gunsmoke), Dennis Weaver (Duel at Diablo) and Judith Braun (Red Ball Express). Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan -Theatrical Trailer -Optional English Subtitles

Release: February 17, 2015

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A spy mission aboard a polar submarine escalates into sabotage, deception and Cold War brinkmanship.

Release: October 12, 2021

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From Robert Aldrich, the acclaimed director of Vera Cruz, The Dirty Dozen, The Grissom Gang and Ulzana’s Raid, comes this epic western melodrama starring Rock Hudson (Horizons West), Kirk Douglas (Man Without a Star), Dorothy Malone (The Tarnished Angels), Joseph Cotten (Duel in the Sun), Carol Lynley (The Night Stalker), Neville Brand (Killdozer) and Jack Elam (Rawhide). Western justice takes a dark turn in The Last Sunset, as American lawman Dana Stribling (Hudson) enters Mexico with one mission: to hunt down the infamous Brendan O’Malley (Douglas), who killed his brother-in-law. He finds his culprit working for a wealthy cattleman (Cotten) and arranging a herd to cross the border. Unable to serve his warrant, Stribling signs on as a trail boss, warning O’Malley of his intentions once they reach Texas. The two slowly develop respect for one another along the journey, but a shocking revelation will change their plans forever. Special Features: -Brand New 2K Master -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton -Theatrical Trailer -Optional English Subtitles

Release: April 19, 2016

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Hollywood screen couple Doris Day and Rock Hudson light up the screen with laughter in three delightful comedy gems! Join them as they fall in, out, and back in love again in a series of misadventures including Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers. Co-starring the hilarious Tony Randall, the Doris Day and Rock Hudson Romantic Comedy Collection captures one of cinema's most popular and enduring couples at their very best! Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Pillow Talk: Back in Bed with Pillow Talk Chemistry 101: The Film Duo of Doris Day and Rock Hudson Feature Commentary with Film Historians Jeff Bond, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman Trailer 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era 100 Years of Universal: Unforgettable Characters My Scenes ]]>

Release: August 20, 2019

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Reckless playboy Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson, in his breakthrough role) crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator—at the very moment that a beloved local doctor has a heart attack and dies waiting for the lifesaving device. Thus begins one of Douglas Sirk’s most flamboyant master classes in melodrama, a delirious Technicolor mix of the sudsy and the spiritual in which Bob and the doctor’s widow, Helen (Jane Wyman), find themselves inextricably linked amid a series of increasingly wild twists, turns, trials, and tribulations. TWO BLU RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • High definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • Audio commentary from 2008 featuring film scholar Thomas Doherty • Magnificent Obsession, John M. Stahl’s 1935 adaptation of the same novel, newly restored • From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers (1991), a documentary by German filmmaker Eckhart Schmidt • Interviews from 2008 with filmmakers Allison Anders and Kathryn Bigelow, in which they pay tribute to Sirk • Theatrical trailer • PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien

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A reckless playboy transforms himself after a tragedy leaves a woman blind.

Release: November 13, 2018

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From legendary Hollywood director Howard Hawks, Man's Favorite Sport? features Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in a hilarious fish-out-of-water tale The Film Daily applauded as simply "delightful."Roger Willoughby (Hudson) is happily employed as one of the world's great angling experts. Unfortunately, even his own boss doesn't know that Roger has never been fishing in his life. So when press agent Abigail Page (Prentiss) arranges for Roger to participate in her resort's upcoming fishing tournament, he's thrown into a panic. At the resort, he and Abby commence a crash course to turn him into a genuine outdoorsman -- only to have their plan riotously upset by a surprise visit from Roger's fiancee.With a sparkling score by composer Henry Mancini, Man's Favorite Sport? is a comedy classic you'll fall for hook, line and sinker!

Release: June 26, 2018

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Newly Mastered in HD! Making contact was the beginning of the end… From the mind of legendary writer Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes) springs what is perhaps his most epic vision. Capturing mankind's first venture into the colonization of another planet – and its tragic first contact with another species - The Martian Chronicles is a stunning achievement that will take you from the edge of your seat and to the stars. Earth is on the verge of extinction. To survive, mankind must find another place to live. And when three expeditions to Mars, headed by Col. John Wilder (Rock Hudson, Avalanche), find suitable conditions for relocations, humans pour in by the shipload, bringing the old evils of Earth with them. As Wilder begins to heed the lessons of the dying Martian civilization, can he save humanity from repeating its own doom? Michael Anderson (Logan’s Run, Orca) directed this epic mini-series featuring Gayle Hunnicutt (Marlowe), Bernie Casey (Sharky’s Machine), Darren McGavin (TV’s The Night Stalker), Roddy McDowall (Fright Night), Bernadette Peters (The Jerk), Joyce Van Patten (The Falcon and the Snowman), Fritz Weaver (Black Sunday), Maria Schell (The Hanging Tree) and James Faulkner (TV’s Game of Thrones). Special Features: -Interview with actor James Faulkner -KLSC Trailers

Release: June 26, 2018

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Newly Mastered in HD! Making contact was the beginning of the end… From the mind of legendary writer Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes) springs what is perhaps his most epic vision. Capturing mankind's first venture into the colonization of another planet – and its tragic first contact with another species - The Martian Chronicles is a stunning achievement that will take you from the edge of your seat and to the stars. Earth is on the verge of extinction. To survive, mankind must find another place to live. And when three expeditions to Mars, headed by Col. John Wilder (Rock Hudson, Avalanche), find suitable conditions for relocations, humans pour in by the shipload, bringing the old evils of Earth with them. As Wilder begins to heed the lessons of the dying Martian civilization, can he save humanity from repeating its own doom? Michael Anderson (Logan’s Run, Orca) directed this epic mini-series featuring Gayle Hunnicutt (Marlowe), Bernie Casey (Sharky’s Machine), Darren McGavin (TV’s The Night Stalker), Roddy McDowall (Fright Night), Bernadette Peters (The Jerk), Joyce Van Patten (The Falcon and the Snowman), Fritz Weaver (Black Sunday), Maria Schell (The Hanging Tree) and James Faulkner (TV’s Game of Thrones). Special Features: -Interview with actor James Faulkner -KLSC Trailers

Release: September 1, 2020

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MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO IS THE MURDERER AMONG THEM ALL? Angela Lansbury (Death on the Nile) is Agatha Christie’s (Evil Under the Sun) legendary detective, Miss Marple. Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra), Rock Hudson (Giant), Tony Curtis (The Vikings), Kim Novak (Vertigo), Geraldine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago) and Edward Fox (The Day of the Jackal) are the suspects. With stars like that, this case is going to be murder! Jane Marple is thrilled when glamorous Hollywood actors arrive in her quaint English village to shoot a movie. But when the superstar cast begins feuding, the production takes a murderous turn. Can Miss Marple identify the killer before the director yells ‘that’s a wrap’? Jonathan Hales (Loophole) and Barry Sandler (Crimes of Passion) adapted this beloved Miss Marple novel. Directed by Guy Hamilton (An Inspector Calls), The Mirror Crack’d is filled with some of the most priceless performances and delectable dialogue of any Christie mystery. Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson -Reversible Art -Theatrical Trailer -2 TV Spots -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles

Release: January 20, 2026

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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple (Angela Lansbury) finds her normally quiet little village becoming abuzz with the exhilaration of Tinseltown due to a Hollywood movie being filmed there. But when a fan of one of the lead actresses is poisoned, it falls to Marple to investigate the murder and find the killer... as well as the true intended target. The marvelous supporting cast includes Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Edward Fox, Geraldine Chaplin, and Tony Curtis. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; TV spots; theatrical trailer. Two-disc set.

Release: April 19, 2016

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Hollywood screen couple Doris Day and Rock Hudson light up the screen with laughter in three delightful comedy gems! Join them as they fall in, out, and back in love again in a series of misadventures including Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers. Co-starring the hilarious Tony Randall, the Doris Day and Rock Hudson Romantic Comedy Collection captures one of cinema's most popular and enduring couples at their very best! Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Pillow Talk: Back in Bed with Pillow Talk Chemistry 101: The Film Duo of Doris Day and Rock Hudson Feature Commentary with Film Historians Jeff Bond, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman Trailer 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era 100 Years of Universal: Unforgettable Characters My Scenes ]]>

Release: July 28, 2026

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Hollywood legends Rock Hudson and Doris Day light up the screen in the Academy Award®-winning romantic comedy Pillow Talk. When uptight interior decorator Jan Morrow (Day) is forced to share a telephone party line with carefree playboy Brad Allen (Hudson), there is no connection between them. However, when the two accidentally meet in person, sparks fly and the smitten Brad pretends to be a wealthy Texan, wooing Jan with late-night calls. Featuring timeless songs by Doris Day and scene-stealing performances by Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter, this charming comedy will sweep you off your feet. Bonus Content: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of Pillow Talk (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Features Dolby Vision and HDR10, 4x Sharper than Full HD Back in Bed with Pillow Talk Chemistry 101: The Film Duo of Doris Day and Rock Hudson Theatrical Trailer Feature Commentary with Film Historians Jeff Bond, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era 100 Years of Universal: Unforgettable Characters Feature Commentary with Film Historians Jeff Bond, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman Trailer My Scenes

Release: August 27, 2013

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An uptight interior decorator and a charming womanizing songwriter share a party line and become locked in a battle of attraction, deception, and romance.

Release: June 30, 2026

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Directed by Roger Vadim and written & produced by Gene Roddenberry, this 1971 murder mystery/comedy set in a California high school stars Rock Hudson as a married football coach and faculty advisor who beds his female students and eventually resorts to murder to keep them quiet. Meanwhile, student Ponce de Leon Harper (John David Carson), who is suffering academically due to sexual frustration, lusts after his sexy new substitute teacher (Angie Dickinson), who soon takes care of his problem.

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A washed-up music manager tries to use an overseas concert to rebuild his life.

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A dissatisfied suburban banker undergoes a radical procedure for a new identity, only to discover a nightmare behind the promise.

Release: April 19, 2016

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Hollywood screen couple Doris Day and Rock Hudson light up the screen with laughter in three delightful comedy gems! Join them as they fall in, out, and back in love again in a series of misadventures including Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers. Co-starring the hilarious Tony Randall, the Doris Day and Rock Hudson Romantic Comedy Collection captures one of cinema's most popular and enduring couples at their very best! Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Pillow Talk: Back in Bed with Pillow Talk Chemistry 101: The Film Duo of Doris Day and Rock Hudson Feature Commentary with Film Historians Jeff Bond, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman Trailer 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era 100 Years of Universal: Unforgettable Characters My Scenes ]]>

Release: November 13, 2018

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Screen great Rock Hudson and Italian bombshell Gina Lollobrigida are an estranged couple on the verge of a riotous reconciliation in this delightful comic confection.Carter Harrison (Hudson) is a high-powered company exec who needs to polish up his public image. When a P.R. expert (Gig Young) tells him the answer lies in patching up his shaky marriage, Carter jets off to London to re-kindle the affections of his fiery Italian wife Toni (Lollobrigida) - who is already planning her second marriage. But even as she begins to repeat the outrageously eccentric behaviors that split them up in the first place. Carter finds himself falling in love with the irresistible Toni all over again.A marvelous cinematic treat livened up with slapstick antics and hilarious sight gags, Strange Bedfellows is "a bright and rollicking comedy" (The Film Daily).

Release: March 26, 2019

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Set in the 1930s Depression era during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, The Tarnished Angels covers three days in the lives of a trio of flying-circus performers, headlined by former WWI fighter-pilot hero Roger Shumann (Robert Stack, Bwana Devil) and his beautiful blonde wife, LaVerne (Dorothy Malone, The Last Sunset). Romantic complications arise when newspaper reporter Burke Devlin (Rock Hudson, Blindfold) falls in love with LaVerne while covering their daredevil aerial show. Legendary filmmaker Douglas Sirk (Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, Imitation of Life) directed this masterpiece based on a novel by William Faulkner (The Reivers), adapted for the screen by George Zuckerman (99 River Street). Featuring Troy Donahue (A Summer Place) in one of his earlier roles. Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith -Theatrical Trailer

Release: May 26, 2020

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Brand New 2K Master! He led the Apache nation against Geronimo’s pillaging hordes! The two sons of Apache leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler, Broken Arrow) have conflicting views of the white men who trespass their land. Taza (Rock Hudson, Bend of the River) argues for peaceful co-existence, but his younger brother Naiche (Rex Reason, This Island Earth) joins Geronimo (Ian MacDonald, High Noon) on the warpath. One of the few westerns made in the 1950s that attempted to present a positive view of Native Americans, Taza, Son of Cochise, co-starring Barbara Rush (Magnificent Obsession), was the second of eight movies that Hudson made with director Douglas Sirk (The Tarnished Angels). Filmed on location in Utah, the natural setting of the desert is one of the movie’s many assets which is vividly captured by the glorious Technicolor cinematography by the great Russell Metty (Spartacus, Midnight Lace). This special edition includes both the 3-D and 2-D versions of the film. 3-D restoration by 3-D Film Archive! Special Features: -Brand New 2K Restoration -Includes both the 3-D and 2-D Versions of the Films -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle, Author/Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner and 3-D Expert Mike Ballew -Optional English Subtitles -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Theatrical Trailer

Release: January 21, 2020

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From Arthur Hiller, the director of Love Story, Silver Streak, The In-Laws and Outrageous Fortune comes this World War II blockbuster starring Rock Hudson (Blindfold, Showdown) and George Peppard (Cannon for Cordoba, Newman’s Law) as the leaders of a commando group on a desperate mission. As Rommel’s Afrika Korps sweeps toward Egypt and the Suez Canal in September, 1942, Major Craig (Hudson) suggests that the Desert Fox can be stopped with a daring raid on his fuel bunkers at Tobruk. Colonel Harker (Nigel Green, The Ipcress File) then recruits Craig to guide a team posing as POWs, “guarded” by Captain Bergman (Peppard) and a group of German Jews serving with the British, to their target. Written by Leo Gordon, who also plays Sgt. Krug, Tobruk is highlighted by a spectacular explosive finale in the tradition of The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare. Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin -Optional English Subtitles -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Theatrical Trailer

Release: February 1, 2022

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The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with this operatic tragedy, which finds the director pushing his florid visuals and his critiques of American culture to their subversive extremes. Alcoholism, nymphomania, impotence, and deadly jealousy—these are just some of the toxins coursing through a massively wealthy, degenerate Texan oil family. When a sensible secretary (Lauren Bacall) has the misfortune of marrying the clan’s neurotic scion (Robert Stack), it drives a wedge between him and his lifelong best friend (Rock Hudson) that unleashes a maelstrom of psychosexual angst and fury. Featuring an unforgettably debauched, Oscar-winning supporting performance by Dorothy Malone and some of Sirk’s most eye-popping mise-en-scène, Written on the Wind is as perverse a family portrait as has ever been splashed across the screen. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Acting for Douglas Sirk, a 2008 documentary featuring archival interviews with Sirk; actors Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, and Dorothy Malone; and producer Albert Zugsmith New interview with film scholar Patricia White about the film and melodrama Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by filmmaker and critic Blair McClendon