Tuesday 24 February 2015

How the West Was Won (1962)

Directed by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall. 
Starring Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, and Richard Widmark. Narrated by Spencer Tracy. 


3-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2008

2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2009
164m 40s







 Blu-ray






A SmileBox curved screen simulation version of the film is included on disc two.

Audio commentary by David Strohmaier, John Sitting, Rudy Behlmer and Loren James
Cinerama Adventure" documentary (97mins)
Theatrical trailer

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

Directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn and Tarita.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006
185m 27s







Prologue & Epilogue
After the Cameras Stopped Rolling: The Journey of the Bounty (24mins)
Story of the HMS Bounty (29mins)
Voyage of the Bounty to St. Petersburg (24mins)
Tour of the Bounty
1964 New York World’s Fair" original promo
Theatrical Trailer

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Jose Ferrer and Omar Sharif.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2001

2-disc 50th Anniversary Blu-ray bought in 2012
227mins





 DVD







Blu-ray extras - 

Secrets of Arabia: A Picture-in-Graphic Track
Peter O'Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia (21mins)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (62mins)
A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast" vintage featurette
In Search of Lawrence" vintage featurette
Romance of Arabia" vintage featurette
New York Premiere
Advertising Campaigns

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Brock Peters and Robert Duvall.


50th Anniversary Digibook Blu-ray bought in 2012
129mins





Audio Commentary with director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan Pakula
Fearful Symmetry" documentary (90mins)
A Conversation with Gregory Peck (98mins)
Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech
American Film Institute Life Achievement Award" segment
Excerpt from Tribute to Gregory Peck
Scout Remembers" featurette (12mins)
Theatrical Trailer



Cape Fear (1962)

Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin, Martin Balsam and Telly Savalas.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
105mins






No extras

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Victor Buono.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006
128m 12s






Audio Commentary with Charles Busch and John Epperson
Behind the Scenes with 'Baby Jane" vintage featurette
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition (30mins)
All About Bette (48mins)
Film Profile: Joan Crawford (29mins)
Excerpt from The Andy Williams Show (1962)
Theatrical Trailer (2:16)

Tales of Terror (1962)

Directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone and Debra Paget.


DVD bought in 2004
89mins






Theatrical Trailer