Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Patton (1970)

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates and 
Karl Michael Vogler.


2-disc Special DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2013
172mins





 DVD








DVD extras -

Audio commentary with co-writer Francis Ford Coppola
History Through The Lens: Patton - A Rebel Revisited (90mins)
Patton's Ghost Corps (47mins)
The Making of Patton (50mins)
Production stills -Jerry Goldsmith's Complete Musical Score  (36 min)
Behind the scenes - with Audio Essay "The Historical Patton" by historian Charles Province (53mins)
Theatrical trailer

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, E.G. Marshall,
James Whitmore and Jason Robards.



DVD bought in 2004

2-disc DVD bought in 2006

40th Anniversary Blu-ray bought in 2012
148m 53s





 DVD





 2-disc DVD








 Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with director Richard Fleischer and film historian Stuart Galbraith IV
Optional Extended Japanese Cut
Day of Infamy (20mins)
History vs. Hollywood – Tora! Tora! Tora! A Giant Awakes (90mins)
AMC Backstory: Tora! Tora! Tora! (22mins)
FOX Movietone Newsreels (40mins)
Theatrical trailer
Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
Production Gallery

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