Showing posts with label Richard Burton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Burton. Show all posts

Monday 30 March 2015

The Wild Geese (1978)

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, 
Hardy Kruger and Stewart Granger.


Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2013
134m 39s









Audio commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore and editor John Glen, moderated by journalist Jonathan Sothcott
World Premiere- footage
Theatrical Trailer
Reversible Cover
24-page booklet featuring essays

Bonus Movie - Code Name: Wild Geese (1984) Directed by Antonio Margheriti. 101mins.

Sunday 8 March 2015

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Ingrid Pitt and Patrick Wymark.


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2012
155m 08s





 DVD





On Location: Where Eagles Dare (12mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Saturday 28 February 2015

Becket (1964)

Directed by Peter Glenville and starring Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud and 
Donald Wolfit.


DVD bought in 2007
142m 14s






Audio Commentary with Peter O'Toole and film critic Mark Kermode
Epic Editor: An Interview With Anne V. Coates
A Tapestry Of Music: Laurence Rosenthal on his Score for Becket
Lobby Card Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

Thursday 26 February 2015

Cleopatra (1963)

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall and Martin Landau.


3-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2001

3-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007

2-disc 50th Anniversary Blu-ray bought in 2012
251m 07s





DVD





DVD







Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by Tom & Chris Mankiewicz, Martin Landau and Jack Brodsky
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (119mins)
Cleopatra Trough the Ages: A Cultural History
Cleopatra's Missing Footage
Fox Movie Channel Presents Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman
The Cleopatra Papers: A Private Conference
The Fourth Star of Cleopatra
Fox Movietone News
Theatrical Trailers

Tuesday 24 February 2015

The Longest Day (1962)

Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki.

Starring Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Irina Demick, 

Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Steve Forrest, Gert Frobe, Leo Genn, Jeffrey Hunter, Curt Jurgens, 
Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Roddy McDowall, Sal Mineo, Robert Mitchum, Kenneth More, Edmond O' Brien, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2004

2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2011
178m 20s








 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary with Ken Annakin
Audio commentary with Mary Corey
A Day to Remember -featurette
Longest Day: A Salute to Courage -featurette
AMC's Backstory: The Longest Day -featurette
D-Day Revisited -documentary (52mins)
Richard Zanuck on The Longest Day
Photo galleries
Theatrical trailer

Saturday 14 February 2015

The Robe (1953)

Directed by Henry Koster and starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie and Jay Robinson as Caligula.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2009

Blu-ray bought in 2014
133m 31s





Blu-ray





Introduction by filmmaker Martin Scorsese 
Audio Commentary with David Newman, Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman
“The Music of The Robe: Alfred Newman’s Score” isolated music track
“The Making of The Robe” documentary (32mins)
"The CinemaScope Story" featurette (19mins)
"From Scripture to Script: The Bible and Hollywood" featurette (25mins)
1969 Audio Interview With Screenwriter Philip Dunne
"BonusView" picture-in-picture mode:
-"The Robe Times Two: A Comparison of Widescreen and Standard Versions"
-"A Seamless Faith: The Real-Life Search for The Robe"
Advertising The Robe:
"Movietone News"
Theatrical Trailers
Interactive Pressbook
Still Galleries