Acclaimed director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven, Bad Day at Black Rock, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral) turns the legends of the West upside down in this rip-roaring western comedy about the year Denver was nearly devastated by a droughtof whiskeyand had to have fortywagonloads imported through very harshand very thirstyterritory! Academy Award(r) winners* Burt Lancaster and Martin Landau team with Oscar(r) nominee** Lee Remick inthis beautifully filmed epic adventure that "wins both laughs and thrills" (The Hollywood Reporter)! Also starring Jim Hutton, Brian Keith and Donald Pleasence, this irreverent and literally dry look at frontier life is "possibly the funniest western ever made" (Los Angeles Times)!
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Director : John Sturges
- Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 45 minutes
- Release date : March 20, 2001
- Actors : Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence
- Subtitles: : Spanish, French
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified
- Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
- Writers : John Gay, William Gulick
- Number of discs : 1