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An archetypal example of its genre, The Far Country is one of five superb westerns the screen legend James Stewart (Vertigo, Bend of the River) made with acclaimed Hollywood auteur Anthony Mann (El Cid, The Manfrom Laramie). Mann's film tells of Jeff Webster (Stewart) and his sidekick Ben Tatum (Walter Brennan, My Darling Clementine), two stoic adventurers driving cattle to market from Wyoming to Canada who become at loggerheads with a corrupt judge (John McIntire, Psycho) and his henchmen. Ruth Roman (Strangers on a Train) plays a sultry saloon keeper who falls for Stewart, teaming up with him to take on the errant lawman. An epic saga set during the heady times of the Klondike Gold Rush, The Far Country captures the scenic grandeur of northern Canada's icy glaciers and snow-swept mountains in vivid Technicolor. Mann's direction expertly steers the film to an unorthodox, yet thrilling 'all guns-blazing' finale, whilst the imposing landscape takes on a whole new splendor in High Definition.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation of the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1
• 2019 restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
• Original 1.0 mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin
• American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal, a documentary with film historian Alan K. Rode, western author C. Courtney Joyner, script supervisor Michael Preece, and critics Michael Schlesinger and Rob Word
• Mann of the West, an appraisal of The Far Country and the westerns of Anthony Mann by the critic Kim Newman
• Image gallery
• Original trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys

Sales Points

• Certified Fresh with an unprecedented 100% Tomatometer

Press Quotes

...A wealth of finely tuned performances and some really evocative location photography. It's easy to see why the film was a substantial hit in the mid-1950s when it was originally released. Arrow has assembled another package with solid technical merits and some very appealing supplements. Recommended.

     —Jeffrey Kauffman, Blu-ray.com

A terrific western with Stewart as an anti-hero.

     —Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weely

Rugged action is featured in The Far Country to go with its rugged outdoor scenery, and the results add up to film entertainment.

     —Variety

Mann keeps the story moving at a brisk pace and delivers some very well staged action scenes - especially the final shootout - making The Far Country another notch in the proverbial belt of its director and star during the 1950's. Highly recommended.

     —Home Theater Forum