Douglas Sirk Filmmaker Collection (4-Disc)

Recognized today as one of the most distinctive and influential directors of the 1950s, Douglas Sirk was rarely praised and often overlooked by critics during his years in Hollywood. His penchant for melodramatic storylines were accented by a baroquevisual style, emotional intensity and lush production values. With a chameleon-like ability to adapt to any genre, Sirks versatility is represented in this unique collection by a melodrama, a western, a mystery thriller, and a costume adventure.


Thunder on the Hill (1951)
A nun (Claudette Colbert) races against time to prove the innocence of a convicted murderess.

Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
The two sons of Apache leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler) have conflicting views of the white men who trespass on their land; Taza (Rock Hudson) argues for peaceful co-existence but his younger brother Naiche (Bart Roberts) joins Geronimo on the warpath.

Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Michael Martin (Rock Hudson) is a headstrong young patriot who has turned to highway robbery to support his country's cause against England during the Irish revolution. When he is taken under the wing of the famous rebel leader Captain Thunderbolt (Jeff Morrow), he soon finds himself second-in-command with a bounty on his head.

The Tarnished Angels (1957)
Three days in the lives of a trio of flying-circus performers, headlined by former WWI fighter-pilot hero Roger Shumann (Robert Stack) and his beautiful blonde wife, Laverne (Dorothy Malone). Romantic complications arise when newspaper reporter Burke Devlin (Rock Hudson) falls in love with Laverne while covering their daredevil aerial show.