The ballad of Gregorio Cortez / National Endowment for the Humanitites, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, American Playhouse and National Council of La Raza presents ; directed by Robert M. Young ; produced by Moctesuma Esparza, Michael Hausman ; screenplay by Victor Villaseñor.
Edition:
Criterion collection. Blu-ray special edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 foldout insert (illustrations ; 16 cm)
Title from opening credits. Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill, Brion James, Alan Vint, Timothy Scott, Pepe Serna, Michael McGuire, Rosanna DeSoto. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) Based on the book "With His Pistol In His Hand" by Americo Paredes. Adapted by Robert M. Young. Special features: New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; New interview with actor and producer Edward James Olmos ; New interview with Chon A. Noriega, author of Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema; Cast-and-crew panel from 2016 including Olmos, director Robert M. Young, producer Moctesuma Esparza, director of photography Reynaldo Villalobos; and actors Bruce McGill, Tom Bower, Rosanna DeSoto, and Pepe Serna; Plus: An essay by film scholar Charles Ramírez Berg.
Summary:
Forced to run from the Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.
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