The Tall T (1957) Criterion 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC FLAC-SARTRE

Based on a story by Elmore Leonard, this collaboration between director Budd Boetticher, actor Randolph Scott, and screenwriter Burt Kennedy is a model of elegantly economical storytelling charged with psychological tension. Here, Scott is the easygoing rancher who, along with the newlywed daughter (Maureen O’Sullivan) of a wealthy mining baron, must use his wits to stay alive when he is taken hostage by a band of ruthless stagecoach robbers. He is memorably matched by Richard Boone’s dangerously charming, nearly sympathetic villain in a performance that exemplifies the fine moral shading that distinguishes the Ranown westerns.

NOTE: The first three films in the collection (The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone) were released on a single disc and are noticeably softer than the two-per-disc Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station, which fare better with 60% higher bitrate.
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TITLE...........: The Tall T (1957)
STARS...........: Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan
DIRECTOR........: Budd Boetticher
WRITERS.........: Burt Kennedy, Elmore Leonard (novel)
GENRE...........: Western, Thriller, Romance
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051047
RUNTIME.........: 1h 17mn
SIZE............: 5.06GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 9000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1040
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by film scholar Jeanine Basinger (2008)
SOURCE..........: The Ranown Westerns Criterion Blu-ray, Indicator Blu-ray
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
ENCODE DATE.....: 2023-08-26

Extras

• Audio commentary by film scholar Jeanine Basinger (2008)
• Introduction by Martin Scorsese
• The Guardian Interview with Elmore Leonard (1997)
• Image Gallery
• Trailer