| Edition |
2-disc special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
John Wayne, the Fox westerns
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.10:1) and full screen (1.33:1) presentations ; Dolby Digital mono.; Dolby Digital stereo.; NTSC; Dual-layer. |
| Cast |
John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall, Tyrone Power. |
| Credits |
Photography, Arthur Edeson (70 mm), Lucien Androit (35 mm) ; film editor, Jack Dennis ; story by Hal G. Evarts. |
| Note |
Includes both 70 mm and 35 mm versions. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1930. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 2006. |
| Summary |
A band of hardy pioneers makes its perilous way along the Oregon Trail, braving bison, treacherous river crossings, blizzards and Indian attacks. Filmed in two versions simultaneously, each scene had to be shot twice, once for the widescreen process Grandeur in 70mm, and again for the standard 35mm version. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1. Fox Grandeur 70mm version of The big trail; commentary with film historian/author Richard Schnickel; featurettes: The creation of John Wayne, Raoul Walsh, a man in his time, The big vision: the Grandeur process; The making of The big trail; photo gallery. Disc 2. Academy aspect ratio version of The big trail. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Fox Grandeur 70mm version of The big trail ; commentary with film historian/author Richard Schickel ; The creation of John Wayne ; Raoul Walsh, a man in his time ; The big vision, the Grandeur process ; The making of The big trail ; photo gallery -- disc 2. Academy aspect ratio [full screen] version of The big trail. |
| Language |
English dialogue, optional English, French, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Drama.
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Oregon National Historic Trail -- Drama.
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Frontier and pioneer life. (OCoLC)fst00935370
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United States -- Oregon National Historic Trail.
(OCoLC)fst01289519
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Western films. (OCoLC)fst01710347
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Western films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Evarts, Hal G. (Hal George), 1887-1934.
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Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980, director.
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Wayne, John, 1907-1979, actor.
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Churchill, Marguerite, actor.
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Brendel, El, 1891-1964, actor.
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Marshall, Tully, 1864-1943, actor.
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Power, Tyrone, 1869-1931, actor.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Big trail |
| Standard No. |
024543519300 |
| Music No. |
2251930 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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