Gone with the Wind details revealed

**bluskiessmingatme** · 08-10-2009 12:53 PM

Gone With the Wind Ultimate Collector's Edition:

Besides the movies, contents will be

About the Movie

The Making of a Legend documentary: 1989 TV Special, narrated by Christopher Plummer
Restoring a Legend: chronicles the film/video restoration process
Dixie Hails Gone with the Wind: 1939 Premiere newsreel
The Old South: 1940 MGM historical short
Atlanta Civil War Centennial: 1961 premiere newsreel
-International prologue
-Foreign language version sample scenes
-Theatrical Trailers

About the Cast
-Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland: Exclusive 2004 Documentary
-Cast profile - Gable: The King Remembered
-Cast profile - Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
-The Supporting Players - Featurette cameo portraits of an unforgettable ensemble
-At Tara
--The O'Hara Plantation in Georgia
--Thomas Mitchell as Gerald O'Hara
--Barbara O'Neill as Ellen, his wife
-Their Daughters
--Evelyn Keyes as Suellen
--Ann Rutherford as Carreen
-The house servants
--Hattie McDaniel as Mammy
--Oscar Polk as Pork
--Butterfly McQueen as Prissy
-At Twelve Oaks
--Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes
--Rand Brooks as Charles Hamilton, her brother
--Carroll Nye as Frank Kennedy, a guest
-In Atlanta
--Laura Hope Crews as Aunt Pittypat Hamilton
--Eddie Anderson as Uncle Peter, her coachman
--Harry Davenport as Dr. Meade
--Jane Darwell as Mrs. Merriwether
--Ona Munson as Belle Watling
--Cammie King as Bonnie Blue Butler

New bonus features
-1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year: new documentary about Hollywood's watershed year narrated by Kenneth Branagh
-Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On: exploring the legacy of the most beloved film through illuminating interviews, footage and visits to historical sites, events and museums
-Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara Wars: 1980 WBTV Special never before on home video

Also included are unique premiums housed in a beautiful velvet keepsake box, limited and numbered:
-Offer for a numbered limited edition copy of the original 1939 poster
-20-page reproduction of the original and complete 1939 souvenir program
-40-page production history book with photos and production notes
-Eight frameable 5x7 art prints
-CD soundtrack sampler featuring eight tracks:
--Main Title
--Tara
--The Barbecue
--Escape From Atlanta
--I'll Never Be Hungry Again!
--Paddock Scene
--Scarlett In The Mist/Rhett Leaves
--Flashback/Finale

BD exclusive: MGM: When the Lion Roars documentary...whcih appears to also be on the Oz set.

Compiled from blu-ray,.com and digitalbits.com. Also here a photo of the contents:

http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents

**dbacksfan** · 08-10-2009 01:30 PM

Looking very forward to this set!

**jetthead** · 08-10-2009 01:33 PM

So there isn't really any new extras that didn't appear on the 4 disc DVD set then.

**bluskiessmingatme** · 08-10-2009 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by jetthead

So there isn't really any new extras that didn't appear on the 4 disc DVD set then.

New bonus features
-1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year: new documentary about Hollywood's watershed year narrated by Kenneth Branagh
-Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On: exploring the legacy of the most beloved film through illuminating interviews, footage and visits to historical sites, events and museums
-Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara Wars: 1980 WBTV Special never before on home video

**crazzeto** · 08-10-2009 02:08 PM

Still not quite worth the price tag, I'll sit and wait on this one... I have a feeling it'll plumet shortly.

**darkdaze73** · 08-10-2009 02:15 PM

I might pick up the uk set. Never seen this movie despite constant pleading from other members of my family who have seen it numerous times.

**GJN** · 08-10-2009 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by darkdaze73

I might pick up the uk set.

I wonder if that's priced any more reasonably. I, for one, hate these super expensive sets of classic films like GWTW, Wizard of Oz, and Casablanca. I'll never buy one of these so-called collectible versions, but I'd gladly pre-order a normally packaged and normally-priced version. Can't the studios satisfy everyone by publishing both?

**dbacksfan** · 08-10-2009 02:50 PM

I'm sure Warner will release a disc-only version of "Gone With the Wind," just as they are doing with "Casablanca" in a month. It may take a little while, but they'll do it after they milk the super-deluxe edition for all it's worth.

**judesalmon** · 08-10-2009 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by GJN

I wonder if that's priced any more reasonably. I, for one, hate these super expensive sets of classic films like GWTW, Wizard of Oz, and Casablanca. I'll never buy one of these so-called collectible versions, but I'd gladly pre-order a normally packaged and normally-priced version. Can't the studios satisfy everyone by publishing both?

The UK set is three disc in a normal BD case and Amazon UK lists it for about $25.

**Rich86** · 08-10-2009 02:50 PM

I find it hard to get too excited about a 2 disc BD set that carries an $85 msrp, even of a title this important.
Hopefully its price will come down out of the stratosphere quickly.

**jetthead** · 08-10-2009 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by bluskiessmingatme

New bonus features
-1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year: new documentary about Hollywood's watershed year narrated by Kenneth Branagh
-Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On: exploring the legacy of the most beloved film through illuminating interviews, footage and visits to historical sites, events and museums
-Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara Wars: 1980 WBTV Special never before on home video

Derp! How did I miss that?

Hopefully the UK release will retain the extras as I have no desire to purchase the bloated US boxset.

**darkdaze73** · 08-10-2009 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by GJN

I wonder if that's priced any more reasonably. I, for one, hate these super expensive sets of classic films like GWTW, Wizard of Oz, and Casablanca. I'll never buy one of these so-called collectible versions, but I'd gladly pre-order a normally packaged and normally-priced version. Can't the studios satisfy everyone by publishing both?

Gone With The Wind Amazon UK

Like the above poster stated, current conversion rate puts it at around $25

**The_Doctor** · 08-10-2009 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Rich86

I find it hard to get too excited about a 2 disc BD set that carries an $85 msrp, even of a title this important.
Hopefully its price will come down out of the stratosphere quickly.

Its like the old days of VHS.

Have the other Blu collector bundles drop price yet? If not then the UK edition might be a way to go.

**crazzeto** · 08-10-2009 03:07 PM

Is that warner and region free as well? That might be the way to go.

**jetthead** · 08-10-2009 05:03 PM

-1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year: new documentary about Hollywood's watershed year narrated by Kenneth Branagh

1939 truly was the greatest year in the history of Hollywood. The number of classic films released that year is mindboggling. Just look at the Academy Awards Best Picture nominees:

Gone With The Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Dark Victory
Stagecoach
Wuthering Heights
Of Mice And Men
Love Affair
Goodbye Mr Chips
Ninotchka

Not to mention:

Beau Geste
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gunga Din
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles

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