Classic Epic Western Directed By John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George
Marshall & Stars Henry Fonda, John Wayne, James Stewart, Gregory Peck,
Richard Widmark and Debbie Reynolds
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Entertainment's Encore
Westerns presents the world television premiere of the restored and newly
remastered (from the original Cinerama three-panel print) Academy
Award(R)-winning epic How the West Was Won on Saturday, August 30 at 8:00
p.m. (et/pt). The film will also be available on Encore HD On Demand day
and date with Encore Westerns.
The 1962 production, directed in three parts by John Ford (Stagecoach),
Henry Hathaway (True Grit) and George Marshall (Destry Rides Again),
follows four generations of a family from 1839 to 1889 as they move
westward from New York State toward the Pacific Ocean. The film features a
"who's who" of Hollywood legends including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, James
Stewart, Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, Debbie Reynolds, Eli Wallach, Lee
J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Walter Brennan, and is narrated by Spencer Tracy.
An Oscar winner for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay, Best Film
Editing and Best Sound, How the West Was Won was one of only two features
made using the three-strip Cinerama widescreen process. Warner Home Video
recently completed a six year frame-by-frame restoration, eliminating the
original three-panel join lines.
George Feltenstein, Senior Vice President, Theatrical Catalog
Marketing, Warner Home Video, said, "For more than 45 years How the West
Was Won has stood alone as a unique cinematic testament to the brave
pioneers who forged our country, and the dedicated talents who brought this
epic story to the panoramic Cinerama screen. Our colleagues at WB Motion
Picture Imaging took on their own challenges as they sought out to, and
finally achieved a way to capture the essence of the Cinerama process
within a home viewing experience. We are extremely pleased that Encore
Westerns viewers will be among the very first to experience the How the
West Was Won in this new, meticulously remastered presentation."
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating
in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship
Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 17 million and 31.3
million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000
movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services
including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex
On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand,
and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com) is an operating
unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media
Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking
stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.
Contacts:
Steve Belgard
Starz Entertainment
720-852-5843
steve.belgard@starz.com
Ronnee Sass
Warner Home Video Vice President, Publicity and Promotion
(818) 977-6439
Ronnee.Sass@warnerbros.com
Robin Mesger
Lippin Group
323-965-1990
rmesger@lippingroup.com
SOURCE Starz Entertainment, LLC
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CONTACT:
Steve Belgard of Starz Entertainment,
+1-720-852-5843, steve.belgard@starz.com; or Ronnee Sass, Warner
Home Video Vice President, Publicity and Promotion,
+1-818-977-6439, Ronnee.Sass@warnerbros.com; or Robin Mesger of
Lippin Group, +1-323-965-1990, rmesger@lippingroup.com, for Starz
Entertainment, LLC
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