Kirk douglas stars in man without a star, an exciting king vidor duel in the sun western about a wandering cowboy who becomes embroiled in a bloody dispute between rival ranchers.train hopping his way to wyoming, nomadic cowboy dempsey rae douglas saves the life of young jeff jimson william campbell hush..'. '.strtoupper('h')ush, sweet charlotte'. '.strtoupper('t')aking jeff on as his protégé, dempsey teaches him the life of a cowhand how to ride a horse, rope and herd cattle, and how to shoot...despite the land they work on being open range, dempsey is horrified to find the local ranchers are resorting to the usage of barbed wire and refuses to work for anyone who uses it'. '.strtoupper('b')ut when an unscrupulous ranch owner jeanne crain, pinky hires a brutal group of killers to push the other ranchers off the land, dempsey is the only one who can help them fight back.director king vidor expertly blends humour and excitement in this classic action packed western, making its uk debut on blu ray as part of the masters of cinema series.1080p presentation on blu rayuncompressed original mono audiooptional english sdhbrand new audio commentary with writers barry forshaw and kim newmanbrand new interview with film scholar neil sinyardtrailerplus a collector's booklet featuring a new essay on the film by film writer rich johnson, and a new piece by critic richard combs about the western films of king vidor