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Big Gundown (The) AKA La Resa dei conti AKA Account Rendered AKA El Halcón y la presa (1966)

Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Director: Sergio Sollima

OVERALL: Draw
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R0 America - Grindhouse Releasing [2013]
R0 Spain - Divisa Red
R2 Germany - Explosive Media
R2 Germany - Koch Media
R2 Germany - Koch Media
R2 Italy - CDE
R2 Japan - Imagica Entertainment/SPO

R0 America - Grindhouse Releasing [2013 Release] Extras: DISC ONE (Blu-ray) The Film (expanded U.S. cut) - Audio Commentary with western enthusiasts/writers C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke Isolated Music and Effects Track (in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0) Featurettes: - "Sergio Sollima Remembers The Big Gundown" (29:02, SD) - "Tomas Milian: Acting on Instinct" (29:48, HD) - "Tagliatelle in Los Angeles: Sergio Donati Interview" (12:03, HD) - "Sergio Sollima: Struggles Against Genre" (27:55, SD) - "Sergio Donati Bonus Interview" (11:51, SD) 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" - "Corruption" - "The Swimmer" - "Massacre Mafia Style" - "Gone with the Pope" - "Cannibal Holocaust" - "Ice House" (as "Love in Cold Blood") - "Poor White Trash 2" (as "Scum of the Earth") - "Cat in the Brain" - "The Beyond" - "Cannibal Ferox" - "The Tough Ones" - "Pieces" - "I Drink Your Blood" DISC THREE (DVD)* The Film (expanded US cut) - Audio Commentary with western enthusiasts/writers C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke 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 (CD)* Ennio Morricone Soundtrack (25 tracks) IN THE CASE 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 Subtitles: None Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono 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. 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. Return to top of page
R0 Spain - Divisa Red Extras: Cast & crew biographies and filmographies Cast & crew credits Subtitles: None Aspect Ratio: 2.31:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: There´s no "Photo gallery". Also in the box set (could be OOP now) with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", and "Face to Face AKA Faccia a faccia". Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Germany - Explosive Media Extras: DISC ONE (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 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 THREE (DVD):* Spaghetti Western Memories (with optional German and English subtitles) (49:35) Lee Van Cleef Trailer Reel (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) (46:21) Stills Gallery (11:27) Soundtrack Subtitles: English, German (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Italian 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. Return to top of page
R2 Germany - Koch Media Extras: (Extra-features from the box set, "Disc 4"): "Director/co-writer Sergio Sollima" -documentary (in Italian, with German subtitles only - 56 min) Photo gallery (locations then and now - 5 min) 3 trailers: "The Big Gundown", "Face to Face", and "Run, Man, Run!" Alternate English credits "Face to Face AKA Faccia a faccia": Super 8mm B&W "Reader’s Digest version" of the film (in German audio only - 33 min) 32-page Booklet 250-page hardcover book (illustrated full-colour SW film posters, detailing cast, credits, running-times and brief story synopsis - In German only. Author: Ulrich P.Bruckne) Subtitles: English, and German Aspect Ratio: 2.38:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Special Case Notes: ONLY in the 4-disc "Sergio Sollima Italo-Western box" (foldout Digipack), with "Face to Face AKA Faccia a faccia", and "Run, Man, Run! AKA Corri, Uomo, Corri". Also includes 3 pages of German liner notes by Wolfgang Luley and a printed inside cover. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Germany - Koch Media Extras: Documentary: 'Sergio Sollima: Face to Face' (32:01) German trailer (3:31) Italian trailer (3:46) US trailer (2:07) Stills gallery (9:20) Subtitles: English, German Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: Case type: fold-out digipak Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Italy - CDE Extras: Director/co-writer Sergio Sollima interview (in Italian only - 14:16 min) Cast & crew biographies and filmographies Subtitles: Italian HoH (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.31:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: Also available in the "Colt Collection" 8-disc box set (packaged in foldout Digi-pack cases, housed in a cardboard slip case), with "Face to Face AKA Faccia a faccia", "Sabata AKA Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!", "Adios Sabata AKA Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di", "Mercenary (The) AKA Il Mercenario", "Man of the East AKA E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico", "Return of Sabata AKA È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta", and a bonus disc: "L' America a Roma" -documentary. Do note, that only the documentary has English language option (English subtitles), others are only in Italian. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Japan - Imagica Entertainment/SPO Extras: Trailer Subtitles: Japanese (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: ONLY in the "Lee Van Cleef" 3-disc box set, with "Death Rides a Horse AKA Da uomo a uomo", and "The Grand Duel AKA Il Grande duello". Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page

OVERALL: Draw

The Grindhouse edition has several extras, but do note that the DVD version contains only the expanded U.S. cut while the longer Italian cut is on one of the Blu-rays (which may be an issue if you do not have a Blu-ray player).

The Explosive Media release contains the longer cut of the film with the best range of language options and a good group of extra features. It also does not suffer from the brief moment of music substitution that blighted the otherwise fine Koch Media release.

However, please note that the German Sollima boxed set from Koch Media also includes an exclusive book and documentary (Italian and German only), and some other extras. However, note that this release suffers from a very brief moment during which the music has been substituted with an excerpt of the score from Faccia a faccia, midway through the film.
-R2 Italian -release has the "longer version" and Italian 5.1-track, but NO English subtitles.
-The version on the R2 Japanese box set is the shorter US theatrical version, and it has English audio (e.g. actor Lee Van Cleef speaks English).

Please see the image-comparison from HERE.

A comparison between the US Theatrical Cut and Extended US Cut is available on Movie Censorship.
CUTS:
- R0 America- Grindhouse Releasing - No cuts - expanded US cut (94:56 NTSC) - 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).
- R0 Spain- Divisa Red - Shorter version (99:28 min - PAL). There´s approx. 34 sec. before the title sequence.
- R2 Germany- Explosive Media - Longer version (105:50 min - PAL)
- R2 Germany- Koch Media - Longer version (105:59 min - PAL)
  - contains one small scene in which the music has been substituted with an excerpt of the score for Faccia a faccia, as Corbett rides away from Cuchillo
- R2 Germany- Koch Media - Longer version (105:51 min - PAL)
  - contains one small scene in which the music has been substituted with an excerpt of the score for Faccia a faccia, as Corbett rides away from Cuchillo
- R2 Italy- CDE - Longer version (105:38 min - PAL).
- R2 Japan- Imagica Entertainment/SPO - Shorter US version (90 min - NTSC).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 14/04/05
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 24/02/23

UPDATE LOG:

13/10/12 : added Explosive Media release.
31/01/14 : Added Grindhouse edition.
24/02/23 : Added Caps-a-holic and Movie Censorship,
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