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Unconquered (1947) is a miracle of bad filmmaking. This is Cecil B. DeMille overindulging himself for two and a half hours, offering us a healthy heaping of camp, costumes, sexual titillation, and over the top action.
To avoid execution on a trumped-up charge, Abby (Paulette Goddard) agrees to be enslaved in the British colonies of North America. The captain of the transport ship, Martin Garth (Howard da Silva...
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- Gary Cooper
- Cecil B. Demille
- Adventure
- Production: 3.5/5
- Video: 5/5
- Audio: 5/5
- Special Features: 3/5
- Overall: 4/5
After being convicted of murder in 1763 England, Abby Hale (Paulette Goddard) is sent to the Colonies as an indentured servant after accepting the “King’s Mercy” in lieu of a date with the hangman. Upon arriving, she is first sold to Virginia Regiment Captain Christopher Holden (Gary Cooper) in an impromptu auction before she’s taken by unscrupulou...
3D Rating: NA
The movie is presented in its original 1:37:1 aspect ratio for this release. Film grain is organic, with fine details rendered faithfully as well as the Technicolor palette; there’s little to no issues like scratches, dirt and tears present here. This Blu-ray release – which really captures the movie in all its three strip Technicolor glory – likely represents the best the movie will ever look on home video and easily surpasses the previous DVD release.
The film’s original mono soundtrack is presented on a DTS-HD Master Audio track for this release. The sound mix, dialogue and Victor Young’s score are each given faithful representations with strength and clarity; there’s nearly no instances of crackling, hissing or distortion present. The movie has likely been given its best sounding home video in...
Commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton – Recorded for this release, Pinkerton not only shares some of the background on the cast and crew, but also a few anacronisms between the plot and history. Theatrical Trailer (2:41) Bonus KLSC Trailers – The Plainsman, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Desire, The General Died at Dawn, Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife, ...
Although it got a mixed reception with critics, Unconqueredis made to order for devotees of Cecil B. DeMille’s work. Kino has delivered likely the best home video incarnation of the movie with a stellar HD transfer and a great commentary track sharing details on the movie as well. Very highly recommended and worth upgrading from the DVD. Amazon.com...
By 1947, Cecil B. DeMille and the movie studios should have known better that to paint a picture of Native Americans as stupid, bloodthirsty, depraved rapists and murderers. Full Review |...
After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a slave in the colony of Virginia, whose inhabitants begin to hear and fear the sinister song of the threatening drums of war that resound in the wild Ohio valley.
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- Paramount Pictures
- Cecil B. Demille
Aug 9, 2021 · The Movie: Unconquered (1947) is one of Cecil B. DeMille's epic takes on America's frontier past, much like the recently reissued Union Pacific. It's a romantic look at the colonial settlers' push west into Indian territory, with dashing and square-jawed Gary Cooper as the half-idealistic/half-sensible hero, Captain Holden.
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Unconquered is a 1947 American historical epic adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard. The supporting cast features Boris Karloff, Cecil Kellaway, Ward Bond, Howard da Silva, Katherine DeMille (the director's daughter), C. Aubrey Smith and Mike Mazurki.
