Monday, 9 March 2015

Battle of Britain (1969)

Directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Harry Andrews, 
Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Christopher Plummer, 
Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw and Susannah York.



2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2004

Blu-ray bought in 2011
132m 10s







 Blu-ray





DVD extras -

Audio commentary with Guy Hamilton, Bernard Williams and Paul Annet
Optional track with William Walton score
Battle for the Battle of Britain (50mins)
Authenticity in the Air (23mins)
A Film for the Few (20mins)
Recollections of an RAF Squadron Leader
Images From the Sky
Theatrical Trailer

Too Late the Hero (1969)

Directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Henry Fonda 
and Ian Bannen.



DVD bought in 2004
144mins






Photo Gallery

The Italian Job (1969)

Directed by Peter Collinson and starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone and Rossano Brazzi.



DVD bought in 2005
95mins






Audio Commentary by Producer Michael Deeley and Author Matthew Field
The Great Idea
The Self Preservation Society
Get a Bloomin Move on
Deleted scene
Theatrical trailer

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Directed by Peter Hunt and starring George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Ilse Steppat and Gabriele Ferzetti.



Special Edition DVD bought in 2000



2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006



Blu-ray bought in 2012

Part of the 'James Bond Collection'

142m 18s




 2-disc DVD




Blu-ray extras -
Audio commentary by director Peter R. Hunt and cast and crew
Declassified: MI6 Vault
George Lazenby In His Own Words
Shot On Ice
Swiss Movement
Mission Dossier
Inside Her Majesty's Service (42mins)
Inside Q's Lab
Above It All
Exotic Locations
Ministry of Propaganda
Image Database
Theatrical trailers

Marooned (1969)

Directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, 
James Franciscus and Gene Hackman.



DVD bought in 2003
128m 50s






No extras

Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)

Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, 
Sal Mineo and Rossano Brazzi.



DVD bought in 2005
131mins






No extras

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Simon Ward 
and Freddie Jones.


DVD bought in 2004
101mins






Theatrical Trailer

The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

Directed by Jim O'Connolly and starring James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson and Laurence Naismith.


DVD bought in 2004
91m 35s






Return To The Valley - featurette
Theatrical trailer

Mackenna's Gold (1969)

Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Julie Newmar and Ted Cassidy.


DVD bought in 2002
123mins







Theatrical Trailer

The Undefeated (1969)

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Bruce Cabot 
and Ben Johnson.


DVD bought in 2004
113mins






Theatrical Trailer

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, 
Edmond O' Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2014
145mins





 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (83mins)
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (33mins)
A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and The Wild Bunch (24mins)
Never-Before-Seen Additional Scenes
Theatrical trailer

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Directed by George Roy Hill and starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross.


2-disc Steelbook DVD bought in 2007

Blu-ray bought in 2014
110m 25s









 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by director George Roy Hill, composer Hal David, associate producer 
Robert Crawford and cinematographer Conrad Hall
Audio commentary by screenwriter William Goldman
All of What Follows it True: The Making of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (35mins)
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance (25mins)
Deleted scene
Theatrical trailer