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At first glance, Escape from Fort Bravo, an early post three-strip film from M-G-M "excitingly photographed" in Ansco Color, may cause alarm when it first hits the screen for two reasons - one of which I'm certain will be corrected.
First, the opening, and all dupes, are exceedingly soft, but that what Ansco dupes looked like. Hit original production footage and everything clicks into place.
The other - don't attempt to adjust your TV - is that all M-G-M films of the era were 1.75, not 1.85 as is noted on the back cover. The black bars on the side of your image are as they should be.
Ansco arrived in 1951, and was used for a few films. In 1952 it was used for Bwana Devil and a few other forgotten epics, including The Wild North for M-G-M. 1953 saw eight films in the process including most notably M-G-M's The Knights of the Round Table. It was used into the mid-fifties, but records become a bit cloudy, as M-G-M changed the billing to MetroColor, which later also included Eastman stock. One of the acknowledged later films was Lust for Life, shot by Freddie Young, who averred it to be shot on leftover stock.
Other productions included Brigadoon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Kiss Me, Kate.
As a film, Fort Bravo is best known for its final gunfight, something for which director Sturges became known. Think O.K Corral.
A good film, that looks gorgeous in all its Ansco glory on this new Blu-ray
Image – 5
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Upgrade from DVD – Yes!
Recommended
RAH
First, the opening, and all dupes, are exceedingly soft, but that what Ansco dupes looked like. Hit original production footage and everything clicks into place.
The other - don't attempt to adjust your TV - is that all M-G-M films of the era were 1.75, not 1.85 as is noted on the back cover. The black bars on the side of your image are as they should be.
Ansco arrived in 1951, and was used for a few films. In 1952 it was used for Bwana Devil and a few other forgotten epics, including The Wild North for M-G-M. 1953 saw eight films in the process including most notably M-G-M's The Knights of the Round Table. It was used into the mid-fifties, but records become a bit cloudy, as M-G-M changed the billing to MetroColor, which later also included Eastman stock. One of the acknowledged later films was Lust for Life, shot by Freddie Young, who averred it to be shot on leftover stock.
Other productions included Brigadoon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Kiss Me, Kate.
As a film, Fort Bravo is best known for its final gunfight, something for which director Sturges became known. Think O.K Corral.
A good film, that looks gorgeous in all its Ansco glory on this new Blu-ray
Image – 5
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Upgrade from DVD – Yes!
Recommended
RAH
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