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| How the West Was Won (Ultimate Collector's Edition) | 
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| Directors: George Marshall, Henry Hathaway, John Ford, Richard Thorpe
Actors: James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Carroll Baker
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
Buy New: $38.99
You Save: $20.99 (35%)
New (30) Used (9) from $23.85
Avg. Customer Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 8762
Format: Ac-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Restored, Special Edition, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Japanese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 162
Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.6 x 2.1
MPN: WARD039866D
UPC: 883929026487
EAN: 0883929026487
ASIN: B0018O50W0
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Magnificent restoration November 25, 2008
How the West was Won finally gets the treatment it deserves. For years we have had to watch a third of the picture on our 25" television sets with the old pan and scan trick. Later released on dvd it still was a far cry from the original aspect ratio of 2.89 to 1. Now we can watch it in the "smilebox" version which closely replicates the curve of the Cinerama screen giving us a pretty good idea of how the movie was meant to be seen. The only drawback is that the smilebox version is available only on the blu ray version as an alternative to the letterbox version which looks long and skinny when shown as a "flat" picture at the 2.89 to 1 aspect ratio. The color and the sharpness are amazing and they were able to remove most of the join lines between the panels. As an added bonus the Cinerama Adventure is in itself a wonderful documentary which will enhance your appreciation of the work that went in to developing this motion picture process.
How the West Was Won November 24, 2008
Beautiful restoration. The first time i bought this on DVD, they didn't even bother syncing the 3 cameras together. I couldn't believe they were actually charging money for it. But the blu-ray version is amazing.
Smilebox format November 24, 2008
What a brilliant idea.This format totally re-creates the feeling you had when you saw the film in the theater. Well not exactly.more like if you were farther back in the theater.(I was always one of those nuts that sat down front)Watching the flat version although beautifully restored and in Blu-Ray,is kinda hard to watch.Especially when people on either side of the screen are having a conversation.In this new format,they actually look like they are looking at each other instead of looking all over the place. The forward moving action scenes really shine this way.Its a whole new way of looking at this film.
Wouldn't it be great if they could restore all the Cinerama films thisway.At least we have the very well produced documentary that is included.I have a 52" HiDef screen and it really made watching the film
an incredible experince.
Great November 17, 2008
WoW! True color and watching in Blu ray is so much better. Great Movie, with lots of stars. Love it
Spectacular! November 13, 2008
Wonderful video and audio; better than any previous showing I have witnessed, including the original roadshow. Smilebox version does an amazing job of imitating Cinerama and is addictive; outstanding job by technicians of minimizing three-camera lines and cleaning audio. A fun movie with an excellent cast and breathtaking cinematography. A genuine must own. I look forward to future Smilebox releases.
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