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Greatest classic films collection. Casablanca. Mrs. Miniver. Gigi. An American in Paris Best picture winners
Item details
- ISBN: 1419876910
- ISBN: 9781419876912
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Physical Description:
videodisc
4 videodiscs (464 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Title from container. Casablanca is based on the play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. Mrs. Miniver is based on the book by Jan Struther. Gigi is based on the novel by Colette. Special features: Disc 1, Side A: 2 commentaries with critic Roger Ebert and historian Rudy Behlmer; introduction by Lauren Bacall. Side B: Greer Garson Academy Awards footage; photo gallery; 2 World War II-era shorts: "Mr. Blabbermouth" and "For the common defense." Special features: Disc 2, Side A: Commentary by historian Jeanine Basinger with Leslie Caron; vintage short "The million dollar nickel;" classic CinemaScope cartoon "The vanishing duck;" theatrical trailer. Side B: Commentary hosted by Patricia Ward Kelly and featuring rare interviews with Gene Kelly, Vincente Minnelli, Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Michael Feinstein, Preston Ames and Irene Sharaff, and new observations by Leslie Caron and Nina Foch; vintage FitzPatrick Traveltalks short "Paris on parade;" classic cartoon "Symphony in slang;" theatrical trailer. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | [Disc 1] Casablanca -- [Disc 2] Gigi -- [Disc 3] An American in Paris -- [Disc 4] Mrs. Miniver. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Casablanca: a Hal. B. Wallis production; directed by Michael Curtiz ; Music, Max Steiner. Mrs. Miniver: a William Wyler production; directed by William Wyler ; Music, Herbert Stothart. Gigi: an Arthur Freed production; directed by Vincente Minnelli ; Music, Herbert Stothart. An American in Paris: an Arthur Freed production; directed by Vincente Minnelli ; Music, George Gershwin ; lyrics, Ira Gershwin. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Casablanca: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, with Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre. Mrs. Miniver: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, with Terea Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, Henry Wilcoxon. Gigi: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans. An American in Paris: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, with Oscar Levant, George Guetary, Nina Foch. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG (Casablanca); for mild violence ; MPAA rating: G (Gigi) ; Not rated (Mrs. Miniver, An American in Paris). |
| System Details Note: | DVD. Dual-layer format. Casablanca, Mrs. Miniver, and An American in Paris are presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions. Gigi: widescreen version (letterboxed) preserving the 'scope' aspect ration of its original theatrical exhibition; enhanced for widescreen TVs. Casablanca: rated PG. Mrs. Miniver: not rated. Gigi: rated G. An American in Paris: not rated. DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) or widescreen (letterbox, enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | These discs are copy protected. |
| Language Note: | Casablanca: English and French; optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. (Main feature; bonus material/trailer may not be subtitled). Mrs. Miniver: English and French; optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. (Main feature; bonus material/trailer may not be subtitled). Gigi: English and French; optional subtitles in English, French, and Japanese. (Main feature; bonus material/trailer may not be subtitled). An American in Paris: English and French; optional subtitles in English, French, Japanese and Thai. (Main feature; bonus material/trailer may not be subtitled). Casablanca: English (Dolby mono.) or dubbed French (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Mrs. Miniver: English (Dolby mono.) or dubbed French (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Gigi: English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French or Japanese subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. An American in Paris: English (Dolby mono.) or dubbed French (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French, Japanese or Thai subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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