Virginian, The Format:DVD When Lasky decided to try

When Lasky decided to try his hand at the movies in 1913

Both sides are determined in their fight for a share of the American Dream in this compelling and controversial film

They struggle with the dilemma of either concealing a crime they did not commit

he was arrested and taken for psychological evaluation

Adding to his misery is the fact that

Virginian, The Format:DVD When Lasky decided to tryFilmmaking's friendship with The Virginian, the laconic hero of Owen Wister's 1902 novel, is winningly renewed in this robust, observant Western that follows four previous movie versions and a TV series. Bill Pullman plays the title role and directs, steeping his film in the language and customs of the Old West, shaping it with story elements that Wister turned into staples of the Western genre and lassoing fine support from Diane Lane, John Savage,