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Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781415713976
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1415713979
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: 887684
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 06, 2006
Running Time: 102 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1954
Editorial Review:
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You never see the title character in William Wellman's Track of the Cat--a black panther terrorizing the land and herd of a frontier family--which is just one of the many bold strokes of this ambitious movie. The intruder claims not merely cattle but also one family member, so middle son (and unquestioned alpha male) Robert Mitchum goes out in the dead of winter to bag the cat. Meanwhile, the tensions inside the ranch house are distilled from Greek tragedy with a large dollop of Freud: harridan mother Beulah Bondi (good performance) wants her sons to remain unmarried, despite the fact that youngest boy Tab Hunter has fallen for a forward lass played by Diana Lynn. Teresa Wright--almost unrecognizable as the spinster sister--speaks for sanity and modern thinking. Track is the second film Wellman made from a novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark; the first was The Ox-Bow Incident, that equally serious and offbeat Western about lynch violence. For this one, Wellman admitted that one of his motivations was a long-held desire to make a color film that was essentially black-and-white; the snowy backdrops of the exteriors (shot spectacularly around Washington State's Mount Rainier) offered that chance. It's a very exactingly directed movie, both indoors and out, and qualifies as an experiment in mise-en-scene; but experiments in mise-en-scene have rarely translated into box-office success, and Track of the Cat was no exception. One problem: despite Mitchum's robust presence, his solitary journey (which could be covered in interior monologue in a novel) is rather inscrutable. The spiky script is by A.I. Bezzerides, who would do Kiss Me, Deadly a year later. By the way, Wellman later regretted not showing the cat--but he was right the first time. It's an eerie touch in a movie that gets under your skin. --Robert Horton
Product Description:
Tough guy Robert Mitchum stalks a panther that killed his younger brother (William Hopper) while his snowbound family begins to disintegrate. Directed by four-time Oscar nominee William Wellman ("The Ox-Bow Incident," "The High and The Mighty").
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I'm a Bob Mitchum fan, and this film is another great performance, with a great cast including Tab Hunter. Gorgeous cinemtography, with striking use of color. Another film version of a Walter Van Tillburg Clark novel, by same director who filmed Clark's "The Ox-Bow Incident." Recommended.
Rating:  -
This picture isn't 'minimalist', it's empty. The scene that sums it up best for me is where Mitchum, having made his way over the snowy wastes, barricaded himself in a cave, and said to no one in particular, 'well, I have a week's grub to last me', puts his hands into his pockets and -- omigosh! -- no grub! Yup -- he dies because he failed to secure those peanut-butter sandwiches. And yes, Tab Hunter's hero is such a pliable mama's boy, it's inconceivable that any girl, much less Diana Lynn, could ... Read More
Rating:  -
A disturbingly dysfunctional family is at the heart of TRACK OF THE CAT, which tries to impose symbolic significance on the threat of the creature that is being stalked by the two oldest brothers. But the tale, filmed in muted color with Mitchum's red jacket dominating the screen, tends to be a somber and talky character-driven tale exploring deeper meanings but never quite connecting with them.
The performances are standard except for Mitchum who does a believable job as the loutish oldest ... Read More
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A Snowbound ranching family is threated by both internal conflicts and deadly , cunning predaor in this offbeat Western from John Wayne's Batjac production company . (Robert Mitchum 1917 - 1997) stars as Curt Bridges , one of the three sons born to Stern Matriarch ( Beulah Bondi 1888 - 1981) and her weak , alcoholic husband (Philip Tonge 1897 - 1959). With the ranch's cattle falling prey to the elusive killer cat , Bridges and his two brothers , Arthur (William Hopper 1915-1970) and Harold ( Tab Hunter ... Read More
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Absolutely everyone in this movie was sensational. Everyone! Even the scary "so called" Indian Joe Sam. But Tab Hunter really held his own against the more seasoned and less handsome star - Robert Mitchum. I have watched this movie over and over for years, but when I saw it on DVD - on AMAZON, it was well worth buying this copy. The commentary is excellent and Tab so funny and charming disucssing his feelings about the director and his costars. I really enjoyed the lady who discussed how training ... Read More
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