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Northwest Passage' (1940) - Coming to Blu-ray from Warner Archive in a new 2024 1080p HD Master from 4K Scans of Original Nitrate Technicolor negatives.
Release date: July 30
"Spencer Tracy and a stellar supporting cast grab muskets, gun powder and knives, and head out for adventure in Northwest Passage, a lavish Technicolor retelling of French and Indian War heroics, based on Kenneth Roberts? best seller.
Tracy plays a true-life explorer Major Robert Rogers, the intrepid leader of the celebrated Roberts? Rangers fighting force that took on one of the most challenging expeditions in military history
Tracy?s portrayal brilliantly captures the American pioneering spirit, but he had to muster up his own will to carry it off. "It isn?t exactly fun to work in bitter cold and be sloshing through mud all day" he said. For twelve grueling weeks of location shooting, he endured trapsing through swamps, crossing rapids, and climbing mountains
Of this rousing epic (released shortly after Gone With the Wind), The New York Times wrote, "Now that the ?Wind? has stopped ruffling your hair, you can have it lifted, scalp and all in Northwest Passage"
With stellar direction by the great King Vidor, this new Blu-ray presentation, derived from 4K scans of the original nitrate Technicolor negatives provides a revelatory viewing experience of an all-time classic adventure!"
Special features and specs:
- Vintage promotional featurette: NORTHWARD, HO!
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- BD-50
- COLOR
- Running time: 128 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 16x9 1.37:1
- English SDH
- Audio: DTS HD MA 2.0