Search - Geronimo: An American Legend [Widescreen/Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Western Violence Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 11/17/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 55 mins Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Western, Biopic [feature], Epic Western, Revisionist Western, Indian Western See Also: Geronimo: An American Legend [Fullscreen]

Walter Hill directs John Milius's script (co-written by Larry Gross) depicting a revisionist perspective on the "Geronimo Campaign" and how Geronimo, with 34 men, managed to elude 5000 U.S. cavalry men between 1885 and 1886 before his surrender at the Canyon of the Skeletons in September 1886. The film centers upon Charles Gatewood (Jason Patric), the U.S. Cavalry lieutenant who is charged with capturing the elusive Apache leader. Gatewood is torn by a grudging respect for Geronimo and his people and his duty to his country. But then all the white men in the film have a respect for Geronimo, even as they are trying to hunt him down and kill him. General Charles Crook (Gene Hackman), charged with overseeing the forced settlement of the Apaches on reservations, has nothing but admiration for Geronimo. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Jason Patric - Lt. Charles Gatewood
Gene Hackman - Brigadier General George Crook
Robert Duvall - Al Sieber
Wes Studi - Geronimo
Matt Damon - Lieutenant Britton Davis

Walter Hill's tale of the legendary Native American, Geronimo, comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2,35:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo, while a French soundtrack has also been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Subtitles are accessible in both of those languages as well. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from Columbia/TriStar that is even more appealing thanks to its inexpensive list price. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide