CHARLEY ONE-EYE (1973) - Blu-ray Release of Western Starring Richard Roundtree, Roy Thinnes & Nigel Davenport

Product Description: In the harsh desert landscape of 1860s Mexico, two outcasts cross paths. Richard Roundtree (Shaft, Crack House) is a former Union soldier, desperate and on the run after killing a superior officer. Roy Thinnes (Airport 1975, Rush Week) is a crippled Native American of mixed race, who lives as a pariah away from any tribe. Identified only as The Black Man and The Indian, the two deal with mutual hatred and mistrust before forming a strange partnership until a vicious bounty hunter played by Nigel Davenport (Phase IV, Nighthawks) finds his way to them. How long can they last holed up in this brutal desert, stalked by both Davenport and Mexican bandits, and reliant on an uneasy relationship that borders on madness?

An unusually racially-focused entry in the canon of the "anti-Western", director Don Chaffey's (Jason and the Argonauts) CHARLEY ONE-EYE came during a flurry of English Westerns of the era. Recalling the work of Sam Peckinpah, it lays on both allegory and graphic violence liberally, with stunning performances from its two leads. Shot in Spain's famed Almería, a shooting location of many Eurowesterns, CHARLEY ONE-EYE is scored with a sparse, haunting soundtrack by John Cameron (Psychomania). Newly scanned in 4K and restored to its fully uncut version, Vinegar Syndrome Labs proudly presents this intense and unique character-driven tale of raw survival.

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Director: Don Chaffey

Starring: Richard Roundtree, Don Chaffey, Roy Thinnes, Nigel Davenport

Genre: Western, Drama

Runtime: 96 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Vinegar Syndrome

Home Video Release Date: July 29, 2025

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
Commentary track with film historian Toby Roan
"Chicken Shoot" (34 min) - a making-of featurette with first assistant director Nick Granby, first assistant editor Geoffrey Mackrill, boom operator David Stephenson, and continuity supervisor Ann Skinner
"One Eye on the Neg" (25 min) - an interview with first assistant editor Geoffrey Mackrill
"Twixt, Orchestral, and Minimalist" (18 min) - an interview with composer John Cameron
"A Force to be Reckoned With" (16 min) - blaxploitation film historian Josiah Howard on Richard Roundtree’s career
"Richard Roundtree's Final Film" (10 min) - a conversation with Thelma director Josh Margolin
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16-page booklet with an essay by film writer Jourdain Searles
Reversible sleeve artwork