Buck and the Preacher (Criterion Collection)

This funny, exciting, and unique Western depicts the unlikely partnership that unfolds between an ex-soldier (Sidney Poitier) and a conniving man of the cloth (Harry Belafonte). At first suspicious and disdainful of each other, the two eventually find no one else to trust-and end up working together to lead a group of ex-slaves to homestead sites while dealing with hostile whites... and each other! Poitier's first credit as director co-stars Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); interviews; behind-the-scenes footage; essay.