Saturday, 28 February 2015

Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Directed by George Sidney and starring Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret and Cesare Danova.


Deluxe Edition DVD bought in 2009
81m 25s






Audio commentary by music journalist Steve Pond
Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas -featurette
Theatrical trailer

Roustabout (1964)

Directed by John Rich and starring Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman and Leif Erickson


DVD bought in 2004
97mins






Theatrical Trailer

Circus World (1964)

Directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth.


Blu-ray bought in 2015
142m 41s






No extras

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte and Marianne Koch.



2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005

Blu-ray bought in 2011
100m 04s






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras - 

Commentary by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling
The Christopher Frayling Archives: Fistful of Dollars
A New Kind of Hero
A Few Weeks in Spain: Clint Eastwood on the Experience of Making the Film
Tre Voci: Fistful of Dollars
Not ready for Primetime
Location Comparisons: Then & Now
The Network Prologue, with Harry Dean Stanton
Theatrical Trailers

Zulu (1964)

Directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker, Michael Caine, Jack Hawkins, James Booth
and Nigel Green.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2008

Blu-ray bought in 2011
133mins





 DVD







Audio Commentary with 2nd unit director Robert Porter and film historian Dr. Sheldon Hall
The Music of Zulu
Zulu: Remembering an Epic
The Making of Zulu: Role of Honor
The Making of Zulu: ...and Snappeth the Spear in Sunder
Theatrical Trailer

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

The Long Ships (1964)

Directed by Jack Cardiff and starring Richard Widmark, Sydney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn,
Rosanna Schiaffino and Oskar Homolka.


DVD bought in 2005
125mins







Theatrical Trailer