{"product_id":"grand-duel-the-1972-arrow","title":"GRAND DUEL, THE (1972 ARROW)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Grand Duel is an archetypal spaghetti western which boasts many of the genre's classic hallmarks including action-packed gunfights, wild stunts and an impressive climactic showdown...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre stalwart Lee Van Cleef (The Big Combo, Day of Anger) stars as a gnarled ex-sheriff called Clayton who comes to the aid of young Philipp Wermeer (Alberto Dentice), a fugitive framed for the murder of a powerful figure called The Patriarch. Clayton helps Philipp fend off attacks from bounty hunters in a series of thrilling shootouts before the two make their way to Jefferson to confront three villains known as the Saxon brothers, and reveal who really killed The Patriarch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA complex tale of revenge penned by prolific giallo writer Ernesto Gastaldi (Torso, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail), The Grand Duel benefits from a beguiling central performance from Lee Van Cleef and assured helmsmanship from Giancarlo Santi (assistant director to Sergio Leone on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West). Add to this brew a memorable and tuneful score by composer Luis Bacalov (Django, Milano Calibro 9) and the stage is set for one of the grandest of all the Italian westerns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono 1.0 LPCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal English and Italian soundtracks, titles and credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary by film critic, historian and theorist Stephen Prince\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Unconventional Western, a newly filmed interview with director Giancarlo Santi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last of the Great Westerns, a newly filmed interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut of the Box, a newly filmed interview with producer Ettore Rosboch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Day of the Big Showdown, a newly filmed interview with assistant director Harald Buggenig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaxon City Showdown, a newly filmed video appreciation by the academic Austin Fisher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Italian and international theatrical trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtensive image gallery featuring stills, posters, lobby cards and home video sleeves, drawn from the Mike Siegel Archive and other collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ARROW VIDEO","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":46693412045019,"sku":null,"price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6379\/4395\/files\/235021_front.jpg?v=1778452307","url":"https:\/\/baystvideo.com\/products\/grand-duel-the-1972-arrow","provider":"Bay Street Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}