DVD - Singin' In The Rain: 60th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
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America's beloved musical gem, starring Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor, celebrates its 60th Anniversary on Blu-ray for the very first time with an all new 3-Disc Blu-ray & DVD Ultimate Collector's Edition. The sensational limited and numbered 3-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition will feature the film both on Blu-ray and DVD, and includes an all new hi-definition documentary, and special collectible memorabilia.
Decades before the Hollywood film industry became famous for megabudget disaster and science fiction spectaculars, the studios of Southern California (and particularly Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) were renowned for a uniquely American (and nearly extinct) kind of picture known as The Musical. Indeed, when the prestigious British film magazine Sight & Sound conducts its international critics poll in the second year of every decade, this 1952 MGM picture is the American musical that consistently ranks among the 10 best movies ever made. It's not only a great song-and-dance piece starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and a sprightly Debbie Reynolds; it's also an affectionately funny insider spoof about the film industry's uneasy transition from silent pictures to "talkies." Kelly plays debonair star Don Lockwood, whose leading lady Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) has a screechy voice hilariously ill-suited to the new technology (and her glamorous screen image). Among the musical highlights: O'Connor's knockout "Make 'Em Laugh"; the big "Broadway Melody" production number; and, best of all, that charming little title ditty in which Kelly makes movie magic on a drenched set with nothing but a few puddles, a lamppost, and an umbrella. --Jim Emerson
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DVD information
| Release Date (USA): | 2012-07-17 |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | - |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | Gene Kelly;Stanley Donen |
| Producer: | - |
| Studio: | Warner Home Video |
| Writer/s: | Adolph Green and Betty Comden |
Cast
| Debbie Reynolds | Kathy |
| Donald O'connor | Cosmo |
| Gene Kelly | Don |
| Jean Hagen | Lina Lamont |
DVD Features
Limited and numbered editions 48 page hard cover production book with never-before-seen memos and photos Custom full-size umbrella (40” diameter, consumer value $29.99) Theatrical poster reproductions Includes 4 hours of Bonus Content Commentary by Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse, Kathleen Freeman, Stanley Donen,Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Baz Luhrmann, and Rudy Behlmer 'Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation” All New Documentary 'Great Performances: Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM” (1996 PBS Documentary) 'What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of Singin' in the Rain' 'You Are My Lucky Star' Outtake Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed Film Excerpts (A collection of 12 film clips from earlier movies that originally carried the Freed/Brown songs.) 26xScoring Stage Session Cues Stills Gallery Trailer |
