Product Details

• Actors: Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Linda Lawson, L.Q. Jones
• Directors: William Witney
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Enhanced, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: VCI Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 31, 2010
• Run Time: 137 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003RHZ666
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,187 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Apache Rifles" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Synopsis:
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 08/31/10
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Apache Rifles (1964) ... Audie Murphy ... VCI Ent. (2010)", September 2, 2010

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apache Rifles (DVD)

20th Century Fox and Kit Parker Films presents "APACHE RIFLES" (26 November 1964) (92 mins/Color) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- The army commander of an Arizona outpost, Capt. Jeff Stanton (Audie Murphy) despises all Indians until he falls in love with a beautiful missionary girl, Dawn Gillis (Linda Dawson) --- Murphy must change his ways because one of her parents is an Native American --- Murphy's attempts to reform, are unfortunately nearly crushed by greedy gold-seekers, one of them is L.Q. Jones (favorite character actor of mine) is trying to start a war with the local Apaches.

VCI gives us a clean & clear copy with many bonus and extras in this special release --- Another excellent collaboration between Murphy and the great action director William Witney --- A treat for Murphy fans!

Under the production staff of:

William Witney [Director]

Charles B. Smith [Screenwriter]

Grant Whytock [Producer]

Richard LaSalle [Original Score]

Archie R. Dalzell [Cinematographer]

Grant Whytock [Film Editor]

BIOS:

1. William Witney [Director]

Date of Birth: 15 May 1915 - Lawton, Oklahoma

Date of Death: 17 March 2002 - Jackson, California

2. Audie Murphy

Date of Birth: 20 June 1924 - Kingston, Texas

Date of Death: 28 May 1971 - near Roanoke, Virginia (plane crash)

3. Michael Dante [aka: Ralph Vitti]

Date of Birth: 2 September 1931 - Stamford, Connecticut

Date of Death: Still Living

4. Linda Lawson [aka: Linda Gloria Spaziani]

Date of Birth: 14 January 1936 - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date of Death: Still Living

5. L.Q. Jones [aka: Justice Ellis McQueen Jr.]

Date of Birth: 19 August 1927 - Beaumont, Texas

Date of Death: Still Living

the cast includes:

Audie Murphy ... Capt. Jeff Stanton

Michael Dante ... Red Hawk

Linda Lawson ... Dawn Gillis

L.Q. Jones ... Mike Greer

Ken Lynch ... Hodges

Joseph Vitale ... Victorio

Robert Brubaker ... Sgt. Cobb

Eugene Iglesias ... Cpl. Ramirez

Pat O'Malley ... Capt. Thatcher

John Archer ... Col. Perry

Charles Watts ... Crawford Owens

Howard Wright ... Thompson

Peter Hansen ... Capt. Green

Robert Karnes ... Sheriff

Hugh Sanders ... Arizona delegate

Sydney Smith ... General of the Army

S. John Launer ... Gen. Nelson

Robert Williams ... Miller

SPECIAL FEATURES [BONUS]:

1. Trailers of the following VCI releases:

Hellgate [1952] ~ Sterling Hayden, James Arness, Joan Leslie & Ward Bond

Stranger on Horseback [1955] ~ Joel McCrea & John McIntire

Little Big Horn [1951] ~ Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland & Marie Windsor

Tall Texan [1953] ~ Lloyd Bridges, Marie Windsor & Lee J. Cobb

2. "Apache Rifles" Still Gallery

3. "Museum of Lone Pine Film History: A Retrospective" - A discussion with historian Chris Langley regarding the museums history

4. "Cut to the Chase: Remembering William Witney" - A documentary excerpt featuring actor Michael Dante

5. "Please, Hold the Spaghetti":: Apache Rifles and the End of the Conventional Western - An all-new documentary featuring EXCLUSIVE interviews with actor Michael Dante, western film historian/screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner and Lone Pine Museum historian Chris Langley.

Great performances by a perfectly selected cast make this a must watch for classic western fans --- The action moves briskly, leading to a final scene between Murphy & Michael Dante that is a surprise to say the least --- The dialogue and much of the action are standard fare --- However, the plot gets a boost in an interesting way, check out the interaction between Murphy and the Linda Lawson and how it plays out --- Plus a nasty act of betrayal with L.Q. Jones in the middle --- Highly recommend "Apache Rifles" for die-hard fans of the Western genre --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 92 min on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment ~ (08/31/2010)

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Old Fashioned Western, September 6, 2010

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Joe Bybel - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Apache Rifles (DVD)

I'm a fan of the old fashioned Western movies of the 1950's- 1970's era and Apache Rifles is no exception. Audie Murphy stars as a Calvary Captain sent out to deal with a Apache Indian rebellion. The transfer is pretty good considering a 1964 movie but there are a few spots in the movie where the transfer suffers, but only briefly. If you're a fan of old fashioned Calvary versus Indians movie's like I am then you should add this one to your collection. Movie studios should release more of these old movies as there are plenty that haven't been released to DVD yet.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goodish Murphy Western, November 2, 2010

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B. Cathey "ParsifalCSA" (Wendell, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apache Rifles (DVD)

Within recent years the work of Randolph Scott has been substantially re-evaluated and is now highly treasured by film critics and film buffs, alike (especially with the release of the Budd Boetticher set). Now, it seems, is the time to take another look at the films starring Audie Murphy. Critics and the public esteem NO NAME ON THE BULLET, but his other Western films deserve serious consideration, also. Most of Murphy's Westerns were made with Universal, and they are uniformly good. Several titles are available overseas (in the PAL format), but unfortunately not yet available in the US (NTSC format); let's hope Universal will release them here as well.

Columbia Studios produced several Murphy vehicles towards the end of his career, and of these I think APACHE RIFLES may be one of the best of the lot. It features good acting by Murphy and a solid cast of familiar faces. The action sequences are well-conceived and expertly filmed. Production values are relatively high for such "B" type Westerns. VCI has found an excellent print. So, in sum, this is a welcomed release in all respects. Highly recommended, and thanks VCI.