Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) Untouched DVD5 - Robert Stack, K

Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) Untouched DVD5 - Robert Stack, Kathy Jurado [DDR]

Bullfighter and the Lady is a 1951 drama film directed and written by Budd Boetticher.
Filmed on location in Mexico, the film focused on the realities of the dangerous sport of bullfighting.
During production, one stunt man died.
Boetticher, who had experience in bullfighting, used a semidocumentary approach in filming the sport and the lives of matadors.

CAST:-
Robert Stack as John "Chuck" Regan
Joy Page as Anita de la Vega
Gilbert Roland as Manolo Estrada
Virginia Grey as Lisbeth Flood
John Hubbard as Barney Flood
Katy Jurado as Chelo Estrada
Ismael Pérez as Panchito
Rodolfo Acosta as Juan
Ruben Padilla as Dr. Sierra
Darío Ramírez as Pepe Mora

Directed by Budd Boetticher
Produced by Budd Boetticher, John Wayne
Written by Budd Boetticher
Music by Victor Young
Running time 124 mins.

MOVIE PLOT:- Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
Chuck Regan (Robert Stack), a young American film producer travels to Mexico, where he takes up bullfighting to impress a local beauty, Anita de la Vega (Joy Page). Manolo Estrada (Gilbert Roland), an aging matador, reluctantly agrees to teach the brash, self-centered Regan.

MOVIE RECEPTION:-
Bullfighter earned Boetticher his only Academy Award nomination, for Best Story, which he shared with co-writer Ray Nazarro. Together with Seven Men from Now, Boetticher regarded Bullfighter as one of "the two best films I ever made."
The complete 124 minute version of the The Bullfighter and the Lady was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 30 2013.
Alternate Versions
For the film's American theatrical release, Bullfighter was cut to 87 minutes in order to share a double bill. The UCLA Film Archive recently restored the film to its full 124 minute length.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 2098 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 29.970
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 1
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 124 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]