Ride Lonesome (1959) Criterion 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC FLAC-SARTRE

Mysterious motivations drive taciturn bounty hunter Ben Brigade (Randolph Scott) to capture a wanted murderer—but his quest is complicated when he is accosted by a pair of outlaws who have their own inscrutable reasons for riding along. Masterfully scripted by Burt Kennedy, who weaves a complex web of ambiguous loyalties and motives, and featuring supporting turns by genre icons James Coburn (in his film debut) and Lee Van Cleef, the first of the Ranown westerns to be shot in CinemaScope makes striking use of the enlarged frame—with a final shot that stands as perhaps the single most unforgettable image in the series.

Extras

• Audio commentary by Jeremy Arnold
• Introduction by Martin Scorsese
• Playing in the Open by Cristina Alvarez Lopez
• The Guardian Interview with Budd Boetticher
• Trailer commentary by John Sayles
• Trailer