The Rifleman (Vol. 1)
starring: Edgar Buchanan, John Harmon
directed by: James Neilson, John Rich, Lamont Johnson, David Swift (II), Montgomery Pittman
directed by: James Neilson, John Rich, Lamont Johnson, David Swift (II), Montgomery Pittman
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788603143
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0788603140
Label: Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 26, 2001
Running Time: 140 minutes
Sales Rank: 40733
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 30, 1958
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Grab your boots and saddle and get ready to ride. Lucas McCain (Chuck Conner) is a widower who guides his son Mark (Johnny Crawford) through the hardships of maintaining a ranch in New Mexico in the late 1880's. Courage, justice, fairness and a modified rifle are McCain's weapons. The Rifleman ranked as the #1 half hour program during its time slot on ABC for the duration of its run form 1958 - 1963.
Volume 1:
Sharpshooter - Starring Dennis Hopper, Leif Erickson and Sidney Blackmer
Home Ranch - Starring Harold J. Stone and Lee Farr
End of a Young Gun - Starring Michael Landon
The Marshall - Starring Paul Fix, Warren Oates and Robert Wilke Bonus Episode: Duel of Honor - Starring Cesare Danova and Jack Elam
Amazon.com:
A widower rancher and single father ain't your typical TV Western hero. But put a Winchester in his hands and he becomes the Rifleman. Chuck Connors may have struck out as a major-league baseball player, but he was a hit as Lucas McCain in this classic 1958-1963 series that was reportedly Leonid Brezhnev's favorite American TV show. When the former Russian leader visited the U.S. in the early 1970s, he requested to meet Connors. This DVD contains the series' first four episodes, in which McCain and his idolizing son Mark make a fresh start in the 'new and mighty fine country' of North Folk, New Mexico. The Wild Bunch director Sam Peckinpah wrote the first two episodes. In 'Sharpshooter,' McCain takes on the corrupt businessman who has rigged a turkey shoot (that's Dennis Hopper as McCain's competition). In 'Home Ranch,' henchmen of cattleman Oat Jackford drag McCain from a horse and burn his ranch to run him off his property. Peckinpah is at the reins of the episode 'The Marshall,' which introduced series regular Paul Fixx as redeemed sheriff Micah Torrance. The Peckinpah touch: one character is blown away with wind-tunnel force, and McCain himself is gunned down. 'End of a Young Gun' guest-stars a pre-Bonanza Michael Landon as a bank robber who re-evaluates his life while recuperating from an injury at McCain's ranch. A bonus episode features veteran character actor Jack Elam as a local bully who is taught a lesson by a visiting Italian count. These episodes are surprisingly gritty and brutal. When McCain gets fired up, he goes ballistic. 'I'll kill your stock and burn your barns,' he threatens Jackford in 'Home Ranch.' But when things really get tough, he still takes time to teach Mark the story of Job. --Donald Liebenson
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- The Rifleman Vol 1 - A Revisit after forty yearsI first saw " The Rifleman " series in Singapore in the mid 1960s. My family enjoyed watching this ... Read More
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- The Rifleman Vol 1 - A Revisit after forty yearsI first saw " The Rifleman " series in Singapore in the mid 1960s. My family enjoyed watching this ... Read More
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- Terrific, Peckinpah-Directed Episodes BestThe first episode (pilot episode) is the best. Episodes handled by Sam Peckinpah are the best because ... Read More
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