Directed by King Vidor, 1955 western
Man Without a Star sees Kirk Douglas play a drifting
cowboy who becomes involved in the violent feud between two ranchers.
The film makes its UK blu-ray debut on August 15th courtesy of Eureka
Entertainment.
Bonus features include a new audio commentary with writers Barry Forshaw and Kim
Newman; new interview with film scholar Neil Sinyard; a trailer; and a
collector's booklet featuring a new essay on the film by film writer Rich Johnson, and a new
piece by critic Richard Combs about the Western films of King Vidor.
Check out Eureka's new trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Train-hopping his way to Wyoming, nomadic cowboy Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) saves the life of young Jeff Jimson (William Campbell; Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte). Taking Jeff on as his protégé, Dempsey teaches him the life of a cowhand; how to ride a horse, rope and herd cattle, and how to shoot... Despite the land they work on being open range, Dempsey is horrified to find the local ranchers are resorting to the usage of barbed wire and refuses to work for anyone who uses it. But when an unscrupulous ranch owner (Jeanne Crain, Pinky) hires a brutal group of killers to push the other ranchers off the land, Dempsey is the only one who can help them fight back.
