Monday, 2 March 2015

The Sound of Music (1965)

Directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Eleanor Parker.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2002

3-disc 45th Anniversary Blu-ray bought in 2010
174mins






 DVD







Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by actors Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Charmian Carr, choreographer Dee Dee Wood, and Johannes Von Trapp
Audio commentary by director Robert Wise
Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration
Music Machine” musical numbers scene-selection
Musical Stages” interactive feature with featurettes
A City of Song” interactive feature
The Sound of Music’: From Fact to Phenomenon (87mins)
My Favorite Things: Julie Andrews Remembers (63mins)
Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer: A Reminiscence (20mins)
From Liesl to Gretl (34mins)
Salzburg Sight and Sound (13mins)
On Location with the ‘Sound of Music (23mins)
When You Know the Notes to Sing: A Sing-along Phenomenon
Vintage Programs: Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (83mins)
Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (97mins)
Vintage Programs: Audio Interviews
Rare Treasures
Screen Tests
Galleries
Publicity
Fox Movietone News: Academy Awards
Theatrical Trailers

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Directed by David Lean and starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, Geraldine Chaplin, 
Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson and Tom Courtenay.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2002

2-disc 45th Anniversary Blu-ray bought in 2010
200mins






 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary with Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, and Lady Sandra Lean
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (40mins)
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic (60mins)
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
Moscow in Madrid
Pasternak
New York Press Interviews
Geraldine Chaplin's Screen Test
Theatrical Trailer

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Directed by George Stevens and starring Max Von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer and Telly Savalas.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2014
199m 10s






 Blu-ray






He Walks in Beauty (15mins)
Filmmaker (28mins)
Deleted scene
Theatrical trailer

The War Lord (1965)

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsythe and Guy Stockwell.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
121m 15s








Isolated Score and Audio Effects track
Theatrical Trailer
28 page booklet

The Agony and the Ecstacy (1965)

Directed by Carol Reed and starring Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento 
and Harry Andrews.


DVD bought in 2005

Blu-ray bought in 2014
139mins





 DVD






Theatrical Trailer

Major Dundee (1965)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton 
and James Coburn.


Extended Version DVD bought in 2006
136mins






Audio commentary by Peckinpah historians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and 
David Weddle
Passion and Poetry
Riding for a Fall
Knife fight
Major Dundee and Teresa
Outtakes
Promotional stills and poster artwork
Theatrical trailer

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volonte.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005

Blu-ray bought in 2011
131m 42s





DVD








Audio Commentary by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling
The Christopher Frayling Archives: For a Few Dollars More (19mins)
A New Standard (20mins)
Back For More
Three Voices
For a Few Dollars More: The Original American Release Version
Location Comparisons
Theatrical Trailer