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As the most dangerous of the salvagers, King Cutler (Raymond Massey), takes aim at the ships of the wealthy Devereaux Company, ambitious ship captain Jack Stuart (John Wayne) and company lawyer ...
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- Ray Milland
- Cecil B. Demille
- Adventure
- Production: 3.5/5
- Video: 4/5
- Audio: 5/5
- Special Features: 2/5
- Overall: 4/5
In the 1840’s, the Florida Keys are a place where salvage companies and people of questionable character set up shop to salvage shipwrecks for their cargo; arguably the most feisty of these salvagers is Loxie Claiborne (Paulette Goddard), a headstrong and independent woman running the family business following her father’s death. A love triangle be...
3D Rating: NA
The HD transfer for this release presents the film in its original 1:37:1 aspect ratio. Film grain is strong and organic and the Technicolor hues are given a faithful rendering with minimal instance of registry errors present; fine details are also faithfully rendered with very few instances of problems such as dirt, scratches or tears. Overall, this is a nice improvement over previous home video releases and likely the best it will ever look on home video.
The original mono soundtrack is presented on a DTS-HD Master Audio track for this release. Dialogue is strong and clear along with the sound effects; Victor Young’s score also has strong ambiance and fidelity without being invasive. There’s nary an instance of problems due to age (crackling, hissing, distortion, etc.), which means that this is like...
Still Gallery (16:24) –Nearly 200 production, behind-the-scenes, and promotional stills are presented here. Theatrical Trailer (2:17) – This a trailer for the 1954 re-release of the movie. Bonus KLSC Trailers – The Spoilers, Pittsburgh, Legend of the Lost, Brannigan, Panic in the Year Zero, The Premature Burial & X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.
A hit both critically and at the box office, Reap the Wild Wind stands out as pure escapist entertainment and as one of Cecil B. DeMille’s best movies not named The Ten Commandments. Kino has done a solid job in giving the movie a good presentation in terms of audio and visual quality for its Blu-ray release. Recommended for fans of John Wayne and ...
2 hr 4 mins. Drama, Action & Adventure. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A Cecil B. DeMille spectacle about ships braving the treacherous waters of the Florida Keys in the 1840s and the salvagers...
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 30, 2002. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers...
Mar 18, 2019 · On March 18, 1942, Paramount unveiled Cecil B. DeMille’s high seas adventure movie Reap the Wild Wind in Los Angeles. The film went on to earn three nominations at the 15th Academy Awards ...
- THR Staff
Reap the Wild Wind: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey. Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore.
Check out JamesHitchcock's 7/10 review of "Reap the Wild Wind"
