Search - Academy Award Winners Bundle (2-Pack, 3-DVD): The Sound of Music (2-DVD 40th Anniversary Special Edition, 1965) / Hamlet (Criterion Collection, 1948) (Total 3 hrs 49 min) on DVD

Academy Award Winners Bundle The Sound of Music / Hamlet 2-Pack, 3-DVD Directors: Laurence Olivier, Robert Wise Genres: Drama 5hr 29min ***THE SOUND OF MUSIC (2-DVD 40th Anniversary Special Edition, 1965, Widescreen, English, Spanish, French, Special Features, 174 min) ~ Julie Andrews in the heartwarming true story that has become a cinematic treasure. Rod...  more »gers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." Julie Andrews is Maria, the spirited, young woman who leaves the convent and becomes a governess to the seven unruly charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father but when Nazi, Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family. ***HAMLET (Criterion Collection, 1948, Full Screen, Black & White, English, 155 min) ~ In the opening scene of Hamlet, Laurence Olivier's voice-over describes the play as "the tragedy of a man who couldn't make up his mind." But Olivier's screen adaptation is considerably more thoughtful and complex than this thesis would suggest. Drawing on his experience playing the prince on stage at Elsinore in 1937, the legendary thespian provides the film with the patina of greatness and shows how the constitution of the formerly cheerful prince weakens increasingly under the burden of his own thoughts and inability to accept his mother's hasty marriage to uncle Claudius (Basil Sydney). As Ophelia, Jean Simmons captures the character's early spirit better than her gradual disintegration. Purists may bemoan the loss of Fortinbras, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern, but these choices allow Olivier to focus more squarely on Hamlet's plight. The winner of four Oscars (Best Picture, Actor, Art Direction, and Costumes), this is a Hamlet for the ages. (Total running time 3 hrs 49 min)  « less

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Movie Details Directors: Laurence Olivier, Robert Wise Creators: 20th Century Fox, Janus Films, Laurence Olivier, Julie Andrews, Peter Cushing, Christopher Plummer, Eileen Herlie, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Stanley Holloway, Esmond Knight Genres: Drama Sub-Genres: Love & Romance Studio: 20th Century Fox, Janus Films Format: DVD - 3D,Black and White,Color - Closed-captioned Run Time: 5hr 29min Screens: 3D,Black and White,Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Edition: Special Edition,Criterion Collection Similar Movies The French Connection Director: William Friedkin 47    R   2005   1hr 44min Similarly Requested DVDs The Secret of NIMH Director: Don Bluth 211    G   1998   1hr 22min     The Wizard of Oz Directors: King Vidor, Mervyn LeRoy, Richard Thorpe, Victor Fleming 273    1999   1hr 41min     Big Business 56    PG   2002   1hr 37min     Freeway Widescreen Edition Director: Matthew Bright 123    R   2007   1hr 42min     Major League Wild Thing Edition Director: David S. Ward 75    R   2007   1hr 47min

Member Movie Reviews K. K. (GAMER) Reviewed on 4/6/2023... The Sound of Music (Andrews) - A true classic but people tend to grow out of it.