Old Gold
August, 1995
Of the four new titles released by Columbia TriStar under the Best of the West sombrero, Bite the Bullet (1975) is the most welcome. Writer-director Richard Brooks concocted a brilliant scheme for a turn-of-the-century oater: Seven cowboys--and one cowgirl (Candice Bergen)--compete in a 700-mile horse race. The action, shot in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, remains gripping in the widescreen format. And while the same technical excellence holds for the other three films in the set--Alvarez Kel...
