The Great Escape (Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [UK]

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Sep 10, 2012
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Release date: December 2, 2024
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £25.00 (Arrow Films) - £24.99 (Zavvi - HMV)

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3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
  • Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
  • Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Barry Forshaw, Neil Mitchell, Wickham Clayton and Mark Cunliffe
  • Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley

DISC 1 – THE GREAT ESCAPE
  • High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
  • Newly restored original lossless mono soundtrack
  • Optional lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary by filmmaker/historian Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin, author of Combat Films: American Realism
  • Audio commentary featuring director John Sturges and members of the cast and crew, moderated by Steven Jay Rubin
  • Theatrical trailer

DISC 2 – BONUS FEATURES
  • The Real Great Escape – author and historian Guy Walters separates fact from fiction in this brand new interview
  • The Great Escapism – brand new appreciation of the film by Jose Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
  • The Great Composer – brand new interview with composer/author Neil Brand, discussing Elmer Bernstein and his iconic score
  • Freedom Forged – critic and educator Rich Johnson explores the film’s place within the war movie canon in this brand new visual essay
  • Michael Sragow on The Great Escape – 2020 interview exploring the career of John Sturges and the making of the film
  • Heroes Underground – 2001 four-part documentary exploring the making of the film and the events which inspired it, featuring interviews with former POWs
  • The Real Virgil Hilts – 2001 featurette interviewing former POW David M. Jones, widely seen as the inspiration for Steve McQueen’s character
  • The Untold Story – 2001 documentary exploring the planning and execution of the real-life escape
  • The Untold Story: Additional Interviews
  • Return to The Great Escape – 1993 featurette exploring the making of the film
  • Image gallery

DISC 3 – THE GREAT ESCAPE II: THE UNTOLD STORY [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]
  • High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
  • Original lossless 2.0 stereo soundtrack
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Original Trailer
 
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