Charlton Heston Triple Bill - Mother Lode. 55 Days In Peking & Proud Men (Blu-ray)

Directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton, Charlton Heston, William A. Graham

Starring: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Paul Lukas, Elizabeth Sellars, Yuen Siu Tien, Geoffrey Bayldon, Nick Mancuso, Kim Basinger, John Marley, Peter Strauss, Nan Martin, Alan Autry, Belinda Balaski
Contributors: Samuel Bronston, Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon, Dimitri Tiomkin, Jack Hildyard, Manuel Berenguer, Fraser Heston, Kenneth Wannberg, Richard Leiterman, Robert M. Sertner, Jeff Andrus, Laurence Rosenthal, Dennis C. Lewiston
Studio: Screenbound Pictures
Genre: Adventure
Main Language: English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 12 Dec 2022
Originally Issued: 1987
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.

Description

Collection of three action adventures starring Charlton Heston. In '55 Days at Peking' (1963) directed by Nicholas Ray, US Marine Major Matt Lewis (Heston) must work with the British consul Sir Arthur Robinson (David Niven) to unite the disparate national interests present at the Interntional Legation Quarter in Peking when it comes under siege during the Boxer Rebellion. With dwindling resources and a seemingly endless army of rebels, the international coalition must put aside their differences if they have any hope of surviving until relief can reach them.

In 'Mother Lode' (1982) directed by Heston, Andrea (Kim Basinger) employs Jean Dupre (Nick Mancuso) to search for her husband after his flight disappears in the wilderness of British Columbia. The two adventurers are forced to pause their search after their flight also crashes and they soon run into the prospector Silas McGee (Heston), who is adamant about keeping others way from his silver mine. As Andrea and Jean spend time with Silas and his brother Ian (also Heston), it becomes apparent that they might know something about Andrea's husband.

In 'Proud Men' (1987) directed by William A. Graham, Vietnam veteran Charley MacLeod Jr. (Peter Strauss) decides to return to his family ranch after he learns that his father, Charley Sr.

(Heston) is terminally ill. Having never forgiven his son for going AWOL during the war, the highly conservative Charley Sr. struggles to compromise and make amends, causing the already strained relationship between father and son to be pushed to breaking point.

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