Buddy Holly's time in the limelight of Rock 'n' Roll was relatively brief, as his life was tragically cut short at the age of 23 when a small plane which he had charted crashed shortly after taking off near Clear Lake, Iowa on February 3, 1959. In spite of his short career, the geeky-looking, bespectacled Holly and his band, The Crickets, had a meteoric run of hit records, concert performances and television appearances in 1957 and 1958. The Buddy Holly Story, one of the cinema's finest musical biopics, was highly praised upon its release in 1978 and it has now been released by Twilight Time with a beautiful high-definition transfer courtesy of Sony.
Studio: Sony
Distributed By: Twilight Time
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: PG
Run Time: 1 Hr. 53 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray
Standard Blu-ray Keep CaseDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: A
Release Date: 08/12/2014
MSRP: $29.95
The Production Rating: 5/5
Video Rating: 5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 5/5
Special Features Rating: 3.5/5
Overall Rating: 5/5
Reviewed By: Richard Gallagher
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