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Hidalgo

DVD Widescreen More Info Region Code: 1 UPC: 786936228120 Catalog #: DL2028081 Languages: English DTS 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital 5.1, French, Spanish, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.49 (10% off) List Price: ~~$14.99~~
DVD More Info Region Code: 1 UPC: 786936228113 Catalog #: DV2028082 Languages: English DTS 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital 5.1, French, Spanish, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.49 (10% off) List Price: ~~$14.99~~
Blu-ray More Info Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 786936756159 Catalog #: DB2028084 Languages: English DTS 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital 5.1, French, Spanish, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$26.99 (10% off) List Price: ~~$29.99~~

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Review

You can take the cowboy out of the West, but you can't take the West out of the cowboy -- even if he's half a world away gruelling it out in the Arabian desert. Based on the real-life exploits of 19th-century cowpoke Frank T. Hopkins, this handsome, reserved adventure -- much like Hopkins himself -- is nice to look at but you get the feeling there's more beneath the surface than is shown. Mortensen, in his first starring role since the Lord of the Rings films, plays Hopkins with Gary Cooperesque "aw-shucks" innocence, and one wishes the screenplay gave him just a little more to work with. As the story begins, Hopkins and his champion mustang named Hidalgo are invited by an Arab sheik to ride in a torturous 3,000-mile race. Eventually accepting, he faces odds for which no contest in the American West could have prepared him. Besides the devastating desert heat and conditions, Hopkins also faces prejudice and trickery at every turn. Of course, his high moral character impresses his foes as he races towards the finish line. Technically the film is first-rate, an often exciting trek across foreign lands and a peek into another culture. But the characters are two-dimensional, which diminshes somewhat a compelling story of survival and determination.

-- David Bleiler

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 786936228120
Catalog #: DL2028081

Studio : Touchstone

Languages: English DTS 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French , Spanish , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, 2.35
Features:
Documentaries: Sand & Celluloid, a "Making-of" featurette
"America's First Horse: Hidalgo and the Spanish Mustang" enhanced computer feature

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DVD : $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 786936228113
Catalog #: DV2028082

Studio : Touchstone

Languages: English DTS 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French , Spanish , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Full-Frame, 1.33
Features:
Documentaries: Sand & Celluloid, a "Making-of" featurette
"America's First Horse: Hidalgo and the Spanish Mustang" enhanced computer feature

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Blu-ray : $26.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 786936756159
Catalog #: DB2028084

Studio : Touchstone

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital , Spanish Dolby Digital , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4, 1.33
Features:
Featurette: "Sand & Celluloid" Making-Of Featurette -- A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Special Effects And The Adventure Of Making Hidalgo
Featurette: "America's First Horse" -- Venture Beyond The Movie To The Incredible Story Of Hidalgo's Ancestors, The Spanish Mustangs