The ballad of Gregorio Cortez
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Young, Robert M., 1924-2024 film director.
Esparza, Moctesuma, film producer.
Hausman, Michael, film producer.
Villalobos, Reynaldo, director of photography.
Lewis, W. Michael, composer (expression)
Esparza, Moctesuma, film producer.
Hausman, Michael, film producer.
Villalobos, Reynaldo, director of photography.
Lewis, W. Michael, composer (expression)
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681434858, 1681434857
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 foldout insert (illustrations ; 16 cm).
Status
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681434858, 1681434857
UPC
715515218917
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
General Note
This DVD release adheres to how the film was originally released without subtitles for the Spanish spoken by its Mexican American characters, so that English-speaking viewers would experience the Spanish dialogue with the same limited or nonexistent understanding that the film's English-speaking characters do. In keeping with that intention on the part of the filmmakers, the Spanish has not been subtitles in English for this release.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
General Note
Based on the book "With his pistol in his hand" by Americo Paredes.
General Note
Restored in 2016 by the Academy Film Archive.
General Note
Adapted by Robert M. Young.
General Note
Special features: New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; New interview with actor and producer Edward James Olmos ; New interview with Chon A. Noriega, author of Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema; Cast-and-crew panel from 2016 including Olmos, director Robert M. Young, producer Moctesuma Esparza, director of photography Reynaldo Villalobos; and actors Bruce McGill, Tom Bower, Rosanna DeSoto, and Pepe Serna; plus, in accompanying booklet, an essay by film scholar Charles Ramirez Berg.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Reynaldo Villalobos ; music, W. Michael Lewis, Edward James Olmos ; editors, Arthur Coburn, John Bertucci ; executive producers, David Ochoa, H. Frank Dominguez.
Participants/Performers
Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill, Brion James, Alan Vint, Timothy Scott, Pepe Serna, Michael McGuire, Rosanna DeSoto.
Description
Set in 1901. After a heated misunderstanding due to poor translation leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight from the Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 widescreen presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English and Spanish dialogue; optional English subtitles for English dialogue and Spanish subtitles for Spanish dialogue.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Mountain Lakes Library - Adult Media - Video | BLU BAL | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Cortez, Gregorio, -- 1875-1916 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Fugitives from justice -- Texas -- Drama.
Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Texas -- Ethnic relations -- 1865-1918 -- Drama.
Texas -- History -- 1846-1950 -- Drama.
Texas Rangers -- Drama.
Trials (Murder) -- Texas -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Western films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Fugitives from justice -- Texas -- Drama.
Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Texas -- Ethnic relations -- 1865-1918 -- Drama.
Texas -- History -- 1846-1950 -- Drama.
Texas Rangers -- Drama.
Trials (Murder) -- Texas -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Western films.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Young, R. M., Esparza, M., Hausman, M., Villalobos, R., Lewis, W. M., Coburn, A., Bertucci, J., Olmos, E. J., Villase?or, V., Gammon, J., Bower, T., McGill, B., James, B., Vint, A., Scott, T., Serna, P., McGuire, M., De Soto, R., Noriega, C. A., Berg, C. R., & Paredes, A. (2018). The ballad of Gregorio Cortez (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert M. Young et al.. 2018. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert M. Young et al.. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez The Criterion Collection, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Young, Robert M., et al. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.
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