MacKenna's Gold
by J. Lee Thompson
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Actor: Camilla Sparv, Gregory Peck, Keenan Wynn, Omar Sharif, Telly SavalasDirector: J. Lee Thompson
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Joseph MacDonald
Editor: Bill Lenny
Producer: Carl Foreman
Writer: Carl Foreman
Producer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Writer: Heck Allen
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.33:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-07-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of MacKenna's Gold
Movie Review: Another Sony Reissue Scam
Summary: 3 Stars
Three stars for the film, NO stars for Sony.
Columbia Pictures released many of its classic films on DVD in double-sided, widescreen & pan-and-scan format. However, after Sony bought out the Columbia film library, it then proceeded to reissue them in SINGLE-SIDE, PAN and SCAN ONLY format WITHOUT CHANGING THE UPC CODE OR FRONT COVER ARTWORK. Mackenna's Gold is only one example of this.
So because online DVD sellers cannot separate the two versions by UPC code (and some list the wrong aspect ratio or none at all), people who buy these titles for the widescreen content are cheated. The only way to tell the difference is looking at the back cover AFTER receiving the DVD (and sometimes that's wrong too) or by playing it. This is deceptive practice at its worst.
If you're a widescreen fan, beware of any Columbia title released by Sony.
Summary of MacKenna's Gold
Lawman gregory peck is forced to lead outlaw omar sharif and a greedy all-star cast of cutthroats and thieves to a legendary canyon of gold. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai talent files bonus trailers interactive menus production notes and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/22/2008 Starring: Gregory Peck Omar Sharif Run time: 123 minutes Rating: Nr Director: J Lee ThompsonAttempting to do for Westerns what his Guns of Navarone had done for World War II action epics, director J. Lee Thompson crafted Mackenna's Gold as a lavish, absurdly ambitious variation on Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, resulting in a last-gasp Western so eager to encompass the genre's traditions that it turns into a big, silly, wildly entertaining mess. Gregory Peck surely had more serious intentions when he signed on, and he brings prestigious gravitas to his glum role as Marshall Mackenna, who gets shanghaied into searching for the gold-filled canyon of an elusive Apache legend. The rest of the 1969 film labors to undermine Peck's respectable demeanor; how else to explain Omar Sharif as a Mexican villain, Julie Newmar as a hot-blooded Apache temptress (with underwater nude scenes that were celebrated in Playboy magazine), and a jaw-dropping finale that's so ridiculous it's impressive in spite of itself?
Formerly blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman and composer Dimitri Tiomkin joined up to coproduce the film, and one can only imagine how Anthony Mann or Howard Hawks might've handled Foreman's sensible script. Thompson goes for scenic splendor, heavy action, and heavier emotions, casting everything at a fever pitch that's wildly enjoyable without betraying his "serious" intentions. A stable of Hollywood veterans (Eli Wallach, Raymond Massey, Edward G. Robinson, and others) appear in lively supporting roles--they're all dispatched in a garish Apache ambush--and Camilla Sparv is an ing?nue with plenty of fighting attitude. Gold fever reaches its peak, along with some awesome special effects, and divine intervention reaches new heights of intensity. Top it off with Jos? Feliciano's theme song, and you'll be in zany Western heaven. --Jeff Shannon
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