| Tigrero - A Film that was Never Made (NTSC Region 1) |
In 1954, legendary filmmaker
Samuel Fuller (Pickup On South Street, Shock Corridor) was sent by 20th
Century Fox to
the most
remote regions of the Amazon to
scout locations for
his upcoming film Tigrero!, a
rousing adventure tale that was to
star John Wayne, Ava Gardner and Tyrone
Power. Armed with a
15mm camera, 75 boxes of cigars and two
cases of vodka, Fuller ventured into the jungle.
There he befriended the Karaja
Indians, lived with them, and photographed
their ceremonies and way
of life. Reluctantly, Fuller returned to
Hollywood but the film
was never made.
Forty years later, Sam Fuller returned to
the Brazilian
jungle, bringing with him his friend and fellow
filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Ghost Dog, Down By Law), a
camera crew and the footage
he'd shot those many years earlier. The ultimate storyteller, Sam tells Jim
about his time with the Karaja,
his career in
Hollywood and his
unique philosophy on life.
They show the Karaja
the footage
Sam shot, conjuring up their friends and loved
ones, some who's faces they haven't seen for
decades.
Winner of the 1994
International Critics' Award at the Berlin
Film Festival, Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made is a
priceless travelogue, a
meditation on the power
of film and the magic
of memory, and a
loving portrait of a
gentle and spiritual
culture.
- NTSC Region 1
- New Digital Widescreen Transfer (1.78:1) Enhanced for 16x9 TVs
- Audio commentary by Jim Jarmusch and director Mika Kaurismaki
- Samuel Fuller's 1954 16mm CinemaScope footage (2.35:1) Enhanced for 16x9
- Deleted scenes and behind the scenes footage
- Excerpts from Fuller's unproduced screenplay for Tigrero!
- Gallery of photographs taken by Jim Jarmusch on location
- Widescreen anamorphic format
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