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Specialty label Wild East has issued a widescreen, anamorphic edition of the original theatrical version of this much-admired spaghetti western. I'm not sure if the release is official or unofficial. Wild East does license films, but releases public domain titles as well, and Death Rides a Horse proliferates in the public domain in the USA. The description on Wild East's website sounds as if this will be better quality than the low-grade public domain editions. But I would like to read some reviews and see screen captures before I risk spending my money.
The MGM region 2 U.K. DVD is an excellent, widescreen transfer that cuts some horse falls and violence, but is otherwise complete, I think. Of course, the PAL speed-up makes it play out in the wrong pitch. The voices are much too high and the gesture a hair too quick and jerky. So I hope for the best from Wild East.