-
Big Gundown (The) AKA La Resa dei conti AKA Account Rendered AKA El Halcón y la presa (Blu-ray) (1966)
Keep your eye on the man everyone watches!Director: Sergio Sollima
Year of Copyright: 1966
Year of Production: 1965-66
OVERALL: Draw-
-
Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film: Extended U.S. version
- Audio Commentary C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke (2013)
Isolated Music and Effects Track (in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
2013 featurettes:
- "Sergio Sollima Remembers The Big Gundown" (SD) (29:02)
- "Tomas Milian: Acting on Instinct" (HD) (29:48)
- "Tagliatelle in Los Angeles: Sergio Donati Interview" (HD) (12:03)
- "Sergio Sollima: Struggles Against Genre" (SD) (27:55)
- "Sergio Donati Bonus Interview" (SD) (11:51)
Theatrical Trailers:
- U.S. theatrical trailer A (2:14, HD)
- U.S. theatrical trailer B (2:14, HD)
- Italian theatrical trailer (3:56, SD)
- TV spots (2:06, HD, with "Play All" option):
-- TV Spot A (1:00)
-- TV Spot 1 (0:20)
-- TV Spot 2 (0:18)
-- TV Spot X (0:10)
-- TV Spot Y (0:11)
Promotional material galleries:
- Production stills (20 images)
- US promotional material (41 images)
- Italian promotional material (10 images)
- French promotional material (30 images)
- Various promotional material (20 images)
Disc Credits
DVD-ROM note
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film (longer Italian domestic version)
Isolated Music Score Track (in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo)
Optional Music Commentary Subtitle Track
Grindhouse Releasing Trailers:
- "An American Hippie in Israel" (3:02)
- "Corruption" (1:50)
- "The Swimmer" (2:46)
- "Massacre Mafia Style" (2:19)
- "Gone with the Pope" (2:01)
- "Cannibal Holocaust" (1:58)
- "Ice House" (as "Love in Cold Blood") (1:39)
- "Poor White Trash 2" (as "Scum of the Earth") (2:14)
- "Cat in the Brain" (1:58)
- "The Beyond" (3:27)
- "Cannibal Ferox" (2:47)
- "The Tough Ones" (3:30)
- "Pieces" (0:33)
- "I Drink Your Blood" (2:48)
DISC THREE (DVD)
* The Film: Extended US version
- Audio Commentary with C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke (2013)
Isolated Music and Effects Track (in Dolby Digital 2.0)
Featurettes:
- "Sergio Sollima Remembers The Big Gundown" (29:02)
- "Tomas Milian: Acting on Instinct" (29:48)
- "Tagliatelle in Los Angeles: Sergio Donati Interview" (12:03)
- "Sergio Sollima: Struggles Against Genre" (27:55)
- "Sergio Donati Bonus Interview" (11:51)
Theatrical Trailers:
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer A (2:14)
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer B (2:14)
- Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:56)
TV Spots (2:06; with "Play All" option)
- TV Spot A (1:00)
- TV Spot 1 (0:20)
- TV Spot 2 (0:18)
- TV Spot X (0:10)
- TV Spot Y (0:11)
Promotional material galleries:
- Production stills (20 images)
- US promotional material (41 images)
- Italian promotional material (10 images)
- French promotional material (30 images)
- Various promotional material (20 images)
Filmographies:
- Sergio Sollima
- Tomas Milian
- Sergio Donati
Grindhouse Releasing Previews (with "Play All" option):
- "An American Hippie in Israel"
- "The Swimmer"
- "Gone with the Pope"
Disc Credits
DVD-ROM content (.pdf):
- "Cutting to the Chase: A Tale of Two Gundowns" (8 pages)
- Columbia Pictures Editing Memo (6 pages)
DISC FOUR (Soundtrack CD)
1. "Run Man Run" (2:48)
2. "La Vedova" (1:11)
3. "Titoli Di Testa (La Caccia)" (2:39)
4. "La Corrida" (1:52)
5. "Dopo La Condanna" (1:44)
6. "Primo Deserto" (2:30)
7. "La Condanna" (1:12)
8. "La Resa" (2:47)
9. "La Resa Dei Conti (Seconda Caccia)" (2:19)
10. "Arriva Cucillo" (0:49)
11. "Coro Dei Mormoni" (1:40)
12. "Secondo Deserto" (1:24)
13. "Titoli Di Coda (La Resa Dei Conti)" (1:02)
14. "Corri Uomo Corri" (2:48)
15. "Arriva Cuchillo (Versione Lunga)" (1:49)
16. "La Resa Dei Conti (Titoli - Ripresa)" (2:00)
17. "Primo Deserto (Jonathan Corbett)" (1:51)
18. "La Vedova (Il Ranch)" (2:03)
19. "Primo Deserto (Arriva Corbett)" (1:51)
20. "La Resa Dei Conti (Square Dance Nuziale)" (5:08)
21. "Primo Deserto (Il Morso Del Serpente)" (4:24)
22. "La Resa Dei Conti (Rosita)" (2:21)
23. "Primo Deserto (Preso Nell'Imboscata)" (0:54)
24. "La Resa Dei Conti (Mariachi)" (0:41)
25. "Run Man Run (Titoli Finale)" (3:21) -
Subtitles:English (optional, on Italian cut only)
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (Italian domestic cut)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (US theatrical cut) -
Case type:Keep Case
-
Notes:Only available in a Blu-ray+DVD combo.
The DVD-ROM material is on the DVD only (although there is a note about it on the the first Blu-ray).
The stereo music-only track on the Italian cut is a reconstruction of the soundtrack using the album tracks, not the Italian cut's music stem (which would have been mixed down to mono).
The DVD-ROM .pdf version of the "Cuting to the Chase" essay contains additional bullet points rundown of the differences between the US and Italian versions.
Comes with a reversible cover insert (Italian poster on the reverse) and slipcover.
Booklet featuring:
- Sergio Sollima's Political Gundown" by C. Courtney Joyner
- "Cutting to the Chase: The Tale of Two Gundowns"by Gergely Hubai
- "Six Shooter Symphony": the music of The Big Gundown" by Gergely Hubai
- Essay on the Cover Art
- Bonus Soundtrack CD Track Listing -
Easter eggs:DISC ONE:
- highlight the special features option on the main menu and arrow up to the invisible knife in Tomas Milian's hand for a trailer for "Run, Man, Run" (3:41) also starring Milian and directed by Sollima.
DISC TWO:
- highlight the extras option on the main menu and arrow up to highlight the invisible text for the featurette "Donati on Leone" (7:39)
DISC THREE:
- on the first special features menu screen, highlight the "Bonus Sergio Donati Interview" and arrow right to a previously invisible gun silhouette for the "Donati on Leone" featurette (7:39).
- on the fourth special features page, highlight DVD-ROM and arrow right for outtakes from the Tomas Milian interview (7:54). -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
-
-
Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film (both cuts)
"De Leone à Sollima: Interview with writer Sergio Donati" 2012 interview (26 mins)
Trailer (x2) (4:30)
Stills Gallery
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film (US theatrical cut) -
Subtitles:French, German (optional on US theatrical cut), French (forced on longer Italian domestic cut)
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (US theatrical cut & longer Italian domestic cut)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (US theatrical cut only)
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (US theatrical cut only) -
Case type:Digipak
-
Notes:Contains 128-page book.
-
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
Buy this disc from
Amazon France
-
-
Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Textless Opening Credits (SD, 2:56)
Italian Trailer (SD, 3:49)
Textless Trailer (SD, 3:35)
Remastered Textless Trailer (SD, 3:37)
German Textless Trailer (SD, 3:37)
German Remastered Trailer (SD, 3:34)
US Trailer (SD, 2:10)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Textless Opening Credits (2:56)
Italian Trailer (3:49)
Textless Trailer (3:35)
Remastered Textless Trailer (3:37)
German Textless Trailer (3:37)
German Remastered Trailer (3:34)
US Trailer (2:10)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"Spaghetti Western Memories as Remembered by Sergio Sollima and Tomas Milian" 2012 interviews (with optional German and English subtitles) (49:35)
Lee Van Cleef Trailer Reel (46:21):
- For a Few Dollars More
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- The Big Gundown
- Death Rides a Horse
- Day of Anger
- Beyond the Law
- Sabata
- Barquero
- El Condor
- Matalo
- Return of Sabata
- Captain Apache
- The Magnificent Seven Ride
- The Grand Duel
- The Stranger and the Gunfighter
- Take a Hard Ride
Stills Gallery (11:27)
Soundtrack -
Subtitles:German, English (optional)
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24
-
Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (new dub) -
Case type:Digibook
-
Notes:If English audio is selected via the main menu, the scenes for which no English audio was originally recorded are presented in Italian with English subtitles.
Booklet is included (German only). -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
-
-
Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film: Italian theatrical version (La resa dei conti) (110:19)
* The Film: Extended US version (The Big Gundown) (94:56)
(1.) Audio commentary on the Italian version with Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman (2022)
(2.) Audio commentary on the US version with C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke (2013)
"Spaghetti Western Memories as Remembered by Sergio Sollima and Tomas Milian" 2012 interview (51:43)
"Tomas Milian: 'Acting on Instinct'" 2013 interview (29:48)
"Heroes and Villains: Stephen Thrower on the Themes and Politics of The Big Gundown" 2022 interview (29:30)
"A Settling of Accounts: Austin Fisher on Allegory and Ideology in The Big Gundown" 2022 interview (22:33)
"Prelude to a Gundown: Stephen Thrower on Sergio Sollima and the Cast of The Big Gundown" 2022 interview (9:34)
Trailer and TV spots (Play All - 10:32):
- US Theatrical Trailer #1 (2:14)
- US Theatrical Trailer #2 (2:14)
- Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:56)
- TV Spot #1 (60 secs) (1:02)
- TV Spot #2 (20 secs) (0:22)
- TV Spot #3 (20 secs) (0:18)
- TV Spot #4 (10 secs) (0:12)
- TV Spot #5 (10 secs) (0:12)
Image Galleries:
- The Big Gundown Image Gallery: Production Stills (14 images)
- The Big Gundown Image Gallery: Promotional Materials (121 images)
DISC TWO
* The Film: US Theatrical version (The Big Gundown) (89:21) -
Subtitles:English (on Italian version), English HoH (on the US versions)
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):Italian Theatrical Version
Italian LPCM 1.0 (48kHz)
English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz)
Both US Versions
English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz) -
Case type:Keep Case
-
UPC Number:5060697922356
-
Notes:Limited edition of 5,000 copies.
Comes with:
- An 80-page liner notes book with a new essay by Italian cinema expert Roberto Curti, archival interviews with Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, and Sergio Sollima, extracts from the film’s promotional materials, an examination of the work of co-screenwriter Franco Solinas, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits.
- An exclusive poster.
On the longer Italian cut, if English audio is selected, the scenes for which no English audio was originally recorded are presented in Italian with English subtitles. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
-
OVERALL: Draw
All releases contain exclusive contextual material, and the French, UK and US discs include both the US theatrical cut and the longer Italian version. (However, please note that the longer cut is not English-friendly on the French release.)
The German and UK discs contain unique extra features and, unlike the US disc, provide the option of viewing the longer Italian domestic version with the English dub (with about 20 minutes of the film presented in Italian with English subtitles, in scenes were an English dub was never created) but is missing a 3 second shot of Tomas Milian from the climax owing to print damage. (At the moment, it is unclear whether or not the US disc contains this 3 second shot.)
A comparison between the US Theatrical Cut and Extended US Cut is available on Movie Censorship.
-
CUTS:
-
Blu-ray ALL America- Grindhouse Releasing - No cuts, contains both
- expanded US cut (94:56) - the theatrical cut ran roughly ninety minutes while the expanded version adds three more scenes with English dubbing involving a group of monks that Sanchez and Corbett both come across (the Columbia Pictures editing memo specifies that these bits could be left in for television, presumably to compensate for TV censorship cuts).
- longer Italian domestic version (110:18) - Blu-ray B France- Wild Side Video - No cuts - Contains both US theatrical cut (89:26) and longer Italian domestic version (110:25) - both contain the 0:03 shot of Milian at the climax
- Blu-ray B Germany- Explosive Media - No cuts - longer Italian domestic version (109:59) - a 3s shot of Milian has been removed from the climax (owing to print damage)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts - Comes with the Italian theatrical version (110:19), the extended US theatrical version (94:56) and the US theatrical version (89:21)
-
Blu-ray ALL America- Grindhouse Releasing - No cuts, contains both
-
Do you own a release not listed? Then please visit our forums and let us know!
-
Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 13/10/12
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 24/02/23UPDATE LOG:
13/10/12: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
13/07/13: Added French release.
07/01/14: Added US release.
31/01/14: Revised US specs.
01/06/14: Added DVDBeaver link.
24/07/22: Updated US specs and consistency updates.
16/01/23: Added UK.
15/02/23: Updated winner notes.
24/02/23: Added Caps-a-holic and Movie Censorship.
-
Rewind DVDCompare is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and the Amazon Europe S.a.r.l. Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.fr, amazon.de, amazon.it and amazon.es . As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.