Tennessee Williams Film Collection (8 disc) contains A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Two-Disc Special Edition / Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958 Deluxe Edition / Sweet Bird of Youth / The Night of the Iguana / Baby Doll / The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone and a Bonus disc (Tennessee Williams South)
Directed by Elia Kazan,
Richard Brooks, John Huston, and José Quintero
1951, 56', 58' , 61', 62' and 64'
The 8-disc Tennessee Williams
Collection has 6 screen adaptations of one of America's greatest playwrights
(all 6 are also available separately). This includes the DVD debut's of Sweet
Bird of Youth, The Night of the Iguana, Baby Doll and The
Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as well as re-transfers of both A Streetcar
Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. A Bonus disc is included that
contains Tennessee Williams South - a rarely seen feature-length
documentary.
An amazing package that includes those Tennessee Williams adapted titles to
which Warners owns distribution rights (and those purchased from MGM). Really it
is quite exceptional to have all these film in one collection - logistically
absent are Joseph Losey's Boom (Universal 1968), Joseph L. Mankiewicz's
Suddenly Last Summer (Columbia 1959), Peter Glenville's Summer and
Smoke (1961), and Daniel Mann's Rose Tattoo - 1955 (both Paramount).
With Warner's commitment to digital transfers that excel in all conceivable
areas fans should be elated at this latest offering.
Gary W. Tooze
DVD Review: Warner - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC
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Distribution | Warner Home Video - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC | |
Audio | English (Dolby Digital 1.0), DUBs: French (Dolby Digital 1.0) | |
Subtitles | English, Spanish, French, None | |
Features |
Release Information: where applicable Edition Details:
A Streetcar Named Desire
(Two-Disc Special Edition) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Deluxe Edition) Sweet Bird of Youth
The Night of the Iguana
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Baby Doll
Bonus disc: Tennessee
Williams' South |
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NOTE: Peter says: *** This easily ranks as another must-own package from Warner. I've made specific comments on each DVD in their separate reviews/comparisons. If you take into account the above-average transfers, two commentaries, extensive extras (many featurettes), well-appointed subtitles, great menus, bonus disc and all at a great price, then this is another strong Warner package worth owning. Although we have yet to see Baby Doll - If I was giving separate awards for features of the Boxset so far: Best color transfer - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (although Roman Spring looks ravishing as well) Best black and white transfer - Night of the Iguana Best Commentary: Malden and film historians Rudy Behlmer and Jeff Young on Streetcar although Spoto's is also solid. Biggest Error: Baby Doll's aspect ratio These films represent an age in US cinema often reflected upon as a form of Americana. Innovative, almost experimental performances that drove forth the essential narratives of a representational and prolific playwright who drew heavily on his, very personal, family experiences and his own alcoholism and homosexuality. The adaptations to film have received a unique and memorable place in cinema history. |
A Streetcar Named Desire
(Warner - Region 1 - NTSC TOP vs. Warner (2-disc SE) - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC BOTTOM)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Warner - Region 1 - NTSC TOP vs. Warner (Deluxe Edition) - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC BOTTOM)
The Night of the Iguana
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
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