Warner Archive Press Release: Cimarron (1960)

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Sigh, I wish they would double feature it with the original, I do enjoy this remake.

I also wish it were the 1930 Best Picture Richard Dix/Irene Dunne Cimarron which is head and heels above this 1960 remake. Pretty sad if the '30 version never makes it to BD since I'd imagine it's on the "must have" list for all Best Picture collectors like me. Oh well. Maybe (but probably not) next time.

ahollis said:

Sigh, I wish they would double feature it with the original, I do enjoy this remake.

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Yes, a missed opportunity.

A film undone by the miscasting of the leads. Ford is too old, and Schell is European. This is not what Ferber created. And yes, I agree that the original is superior. The '89 Rush alone is worth the price of admission. The 1930 screenplay hews closer to the novel's plot and makes much more sense.

Ed Lachmann said:

I also wish it were the 1930 Best Picture Richard Dix/Irene Dunne Cimarron which is head and heels above this 1960 remake. Pretty sad if the '30 version never makes it to BD since I'd imagine it's on the "must have" list for all Best Picture collectors like me. Oh well. Maybe (but probably not) next time.

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ME TOO!!

*SIGH* wrong CIMMARON...

I really tried to get through this one on TCM, but I bailed.

Richard M S said:

I really tried to get through this one on TCM, but I bailed.

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It looked really great...but me too!

There's a lot wrong with this film but there's also a lot that's good. I'm going to buy this disc even if no-one else does!

Robin9 said:

There's a lot wrong with this film but there's also a lot that's good. I'm going to buy this disc even if no-one else does!

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There will be at least two of us buying this Blu.

ahollis said:

There will be at least two of us buying this Blu.

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Three!

Thomas T said:

Three!

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Four!

I’m also looking forward to this release. Generally speaking, I don’t like when Oscar-winning Best Pictures are remade. However the 1931 film has dated very poorly with its stilted performances and I like the 1960 remake much, much better.

Five! It's Anthony Mann, even though he was fired during filming.

Based on a WB facebook statement, this blu-ray will use a new 2020 1080p master.

PatrickDA said:

Five! It's Anthony Mann, even though he was fired during filming.

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It's also Robert Surtees and Franz Waxman. It's also Maria Schell which means CineSavant will enthuse about the film.

Robin9 said:

It's also Robert Surtees and Franz Waxman. It's also Maria Schell which means CineSavant will enthuse about the film.

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I think she was miscast.

PatrickDA said:

Five! It's Anthony Mann, even though he was fired during filming.

Based on a WB facebook statement, this blu-ray will use a new 2020 1080p master.

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Make that six.

Indeed with Mann being fired during the production this cannot really be considered a proper Anthony Mann film but I will still get it for the action and outdoor scenes that should be mostly directed by Mann.

I love Schell (that smile!), but she was terribly miscast. Plus the plot line is so severely changed that what makes Sabra a real female hero recognized by her indomitable spirit, is diluted. The novel ends very movingly during the '20s and she cradles Yancey's head in her bosom while quoting from Ibsen's Peer Gynt.
The first time I saw this 1960 version was in school in a 35mm 'Scope print that was quite lovely.
I'll buy the BD even though I still hold plenty of reservations.