Vengeful bounty hunter ben brigade scott captures the notorious, psychotic outlaw billy james best, to trap the gunman's equally deranged brother frank lee van cleef, the man who murdered brigade's wife. He enlists the help of two other vigilantes pernell roberts and a young james coburn in an early screen role, but who have plans of their own for billy...dense, complex and wonderfully ambiguous, this suspenseful western drama is perhaps the most revered of the boetticher scott collaborations, and has been cited as a major inspiration by filmmakers including sergio leone, clint eastwood and martin scorsese, and by critics as one of the finest american westerns of the 1950s.extras2k restoration from the original negativeoriginal mono audioaudio commentary with writer and film historian jeremy arnoldthe guardian interview with budd boetticher 1994, 95 mins an extensive filmed interview conducted by film historian david meeker at the national film theatre, londonmartin scorsese on 'ride lonesome' 2009, 6 mins the renowned filmmaker discusses the influence of boetticher's filmsplaying in the open 2018, 14 mins an audiovisual essay by cristina Álvarez lópezisolated music and effects trackoriginal theatrical trailerjohn sayles trailer commentary 2013, 3 mins a short critical appreciationimage gallery promotional stills and publicity materialnew and improved english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing