The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Western, Comedy • 2h
Overview
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.
Director: John Huston
Cast: Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Ned Beatty, Matt Clark, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Bisset, Bill McKinney, Anthony Perkins, Tab Hunter, Stacy Keach, Steve Kanaly, John Huston, Ava Gardner, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs, Richard Farnsworth, Leroy Johnson, Fred Krone, Dean Smith, Jim Burk, Francesca Jarvis, Neil Summers, Jeannie Epper, Fred Brookfield, Bennie E. Dobbins, Terry Leonard, Margo Epper, Stephanie Epper, Barbara J. Longo, Frank Soto, Karen Carr, Lee Meza, Dolores Clark, Jack Colvin, Bruno the Bear, Howard Morton, Billy Pearson, Stan Barrett, Dean Casper, Don Starr, Alfred G. Bosnos, Anthony Zerbe, John Hudkins, David Sharpe, Ken Freehill, Mark Headley, Duncan Inches, Rusty Lee
Director: John Huston
2023 WB 4K Blu-ray
2023 WB 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Huston
2023 WB 4K Blu-ray
2023 WB 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Criterion 4K Blu-ray see nic's review "fantastic restoration, beautifully graded with tasteful HDR and solid encoding"
Criterion 4K Blu-ray from nic: "4.0 audio is brilliantly detailed, rich and spacious without audible filtering or processing"
Director: John Huston
Criterion 4K Blu-ray see nic's review "fantastic restoration, beautifully graded with tasteful HDR and solid encoding"
Criterion 4K Blu-ray from nic: "4.0 audio is brilliantly detailed, rich and spacious without audible filtering or processing"
Director: John Huston
Eureka Blu-ray > StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. Older DVD or LaserDisc probably even better
All blu-ray releases so far is from the 2010 scan.
Director: John Huston
Eureka Blu-ray > StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. Older DVD or LaserDisc probably even better
All blu-ray releases so far is from the 2010 scan.
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Directors: Val Guest & Ken Hughes & John Huston & Joseph McGrath & Robert Parrish
Directors: Val Guest & Ken Hughes & John Huston & Joseph McGrath & Robert Parrish
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: André de Toth
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: André de Toth
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Director: Tod Browning
Director: Tod Browning
Director: Richard Wallace
Director: Richard Wallace
Director: Edward Buzzell
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD.
Also available on SD Streaming
Director: Edward Buzzell
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD
Warner Archive Esther Williams: Volume 1 DVD.
Also available on SD Streaming
More Western on Blu-ray
Director: Ralph Nelson
Director: Ralph Nelson
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Director: Robert Altman
Director: Robert Altman
Paramount 4K Blu-ray but poor encode, no alternatives though
Paramount 4K Blu-ray but poor encode, no alternatives though
Director: Frank Ryan
Director: Frank Ryan
Director: Ray Taylor
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Director: Ray Taylor
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Director: George Pal
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: George Pal
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Don Taylor
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Don Taylor
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Wallace Fox
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K scans of nitrate fine grains
Director: Wallace Fox
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K scans of nitrate fine grains
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