Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Taras Bulba (1962)

Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Yul Brynner, Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann.


DVD bought in 2008
119mins






No extras

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

Hatari! (1962)

Directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, Hardy Kruger, Elsa Martinelli
and Red Buttons.


DVD bought in 2004
157mins






Theatrical Trailer

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, 
Edmond O' Brien and Woody Strode.


DVD bought in 2003
123mins






Theatrical Trailer

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