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	List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $4.23 Your Save: $ 5.72 ( 57% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Starring: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ben Johnson, Ian Bannen Directed By: Richard Brooks
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 9780767881470 Format: Closed-captioned ISBN: 0767881478 Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: 2002-04-02 Running Time: 131 Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: 1975
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: This item is *still* not widescreen Comment: Despite the description given, this DVD does NOT have a wdescreen version on it. Only the opening credits and a few following scenes are in widescreen. The film then changes to full screen. Interestingly the ending also seems to have been truncated/cut off, e.g., not even "The End" apppears at the conclusion! For what it may be worth, this film, especially the desert scenes, reminds me of "Hidalgo" and might even have served as the inspiration for that film. It has an excellent 5-Star cast and story but the DVD is a bust. Customer Rating: Summary: Widescreen format NOT included Comment: As another customer has stated, this version does NOT include the widescreen format. I have asked Amazon to change their Web page showing the format but please be aware before you buy. Customer Rating: Summary: Hackman rules. Comment: Good little action piece. Nice ensemble cast. It's a little dated as far as effects and cinematography go, but the acting and unfettered plot make up for that. Gene Hackman (as always) adds a depth and weight to a character that could otherwise be your cliched hero of films today. Some minor social commentary and emotional content make this film a little more poignant than others of it's ilk. Precursor to big budget action flicks of today that lack most of these elements. Very 70's in style and feel. Customer Rating: Summary: "Horse don't give a damn who wins the race. Me either." Comment: If "Bite the Bullet" sentimentalizes the independence and force of ordinary men without glamor who have to struggle for a prize in a hard, bitter, and lonely environment, it also examines the cruel or inhumane treatment often inflicted on animals... "Bite the Bullet" is an all-star Western about a 700-mile horse race that takes place in the middle of 'Nowhere, USA' at the turn of the last century, for a chance to win the grand prize of $2000... At the head of the line is Gene Hackman, an ex-Rough Rider who believes in caring for lame animals, and despises cruelty to horses, ladies in distress, lost kids and lost causes...Hackman has got the heart, and at the film's climax, he is the sleeper--the one to beat... His old-timer friend from fighting days at San Juan Hill is James Coburn, a natural-born gambler who certainly can't afford to lose... He just bet everything on this race, and got seven-to-one... Coburn and Hackman have a great chemistry together, and their friendly rivalry imposes the name of the game... Also riding: Candice Bergen, who has 'two thousand reasons' to compete in the race; Ben Johnson who desperately wants to win the prize to be a man to remember; Ian Bannen, the tough Englishman who comes 5,000 miles to beat the best; Mario Arteaga, the cool Mexican who needs the money for his loving family in spite of suffering from unbearable toothache; and Jan Michael-Vincent who brings the lower calibrations of judgment, antagonism, and rage to his interactions... This punk kid certainly has a knack of provoking a man to violence... He soon will be in his own best way to learn some life lessons from 'real' cowboys... Brooks' movie has the courage to show how beauty can flourish in our treatments for animals... He accomplished a film that is beautifully photographed and expertly put together... Brooks leaves a whole host of abiding impressions through his nine riders' true character... Customer Rating: Summary: You don't Eat Lead when you Bite the Bullet Comment: I never understood why this one wasn't a bigger hit at the time. The successful "Hidalgo" that did very well is a similar kind of horse race story. Over the years many people have caught this one again and appreciated the true cinematic art of it. Hackman and Coburn were always great in Westerns and this is one of their best. Bergen and Johnson turn in good performances as well. Well developed characters in this grueling horse race across country in the old West. Hackman plays the part of an aging cowboy that appreciates horses. Coburn a worthy rival that isn't above dirty tricks. Johnson an elderly rival that deserves respect. Bergen, although a woman, has certainly proved herself as good or better than any male rider. Vincent has no respect for horses and you feel he should be beaten. I recommend it for the whole family. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Bite the Bullet is an epic Western adventure featuring an amazing award-winning cast. Directed by Robert Brooks (In Cold Blood Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) the film's turn of the century tale of high stakes and harsh tests of endurance glorifies the kind of gutsy men and women who built this country.Two-time Oscar® winner Gene Hackman plays a former roughrider who matches wits with a lovely but shady lady in distress (Oscar® nominee (Candice Bergen). Academy-Award® winner James Coburn (1997 Best Supporting Actor Affliction) is a drifting ex-cowboy who joins a gruelling 700-mile race and competes against a young reckless cowboy (Jan-Michael Vincent) a haughty English sportsman (Oscar® nominee Ian Bannen) and a gutsy Pony Express rider (Oscar® winner Ben Johnson 1971 Best Supporting Actor The Last Picture Show).System Requirements:Starring: Ian bannen Candice Bergen James Coburn Gene Hackman Ben Johnson and Jan Michael Vincent. Directed By: Richard Brooks. Running Time: 131 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Standard" format. Copyright 2002 Columbia TriStar.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: PG UPC: 043396077614 Manufacturer No: 07761