Casablanca, commonly referred to as one of the greatest movies of all time, gets its release on Blu-ray on December 2. Looking better than it ever has on home video, this Ultimate Collector’s Edition is a two-disc release that is packed to the gills with extras.
They include:
– 2 Feature-Length Audio Commentaries: One by Film Critic Roger Ebert, the other by Film Historian Rudy Behlmer
– Introduction by Lauren Bacall
– Original and Reissue Theatrical Trailers
– Lauren Bacall Hosts You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca, a spellbinding backstage tour.
– Bacall on Bogart Features the Award-Winning Actress Candid and Moving Reminiscences About her Husband’s Life and Career
– Newly Discovered Additional Scenes and Outtakes
– Homage Cartoons Carrotblanca, Starring Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes Gang
– Premiere Episode Who Holds Tomorrow? from the 1955 TV Series Adaptation of Casablanca
– Screen Guild Players Radio Production of Casablanca Featuring the Film’s 3 Top-Billed Stars
– Scoring Session
– Outtakes Gallery
– Production History Gallery Includes Photos, Press Materials, Studio Correspondence, Memorabilia and More
PLUS: Included in this Ultimate Collector’s Edition per the Warner Press Release: It’s elegantly boxed in an intricate laser-cut Moroccan design and will include such collectibles as replicas of actual props (Victor Laszlo’s “Letter of Transit”) as well as a number of Warner studio documents (an executive’s letter commanding a new PR image for Bogart from gangster to romantic lead; a note from producer Hal Wallis re-titling the film to Casablanca; and a memo from Wallis to Jack Warner strongly urging casting Bogart over George Raft). The set will also contain a branded passport holder, luggage tag, photo book and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of the original movie poster.
Credit: Warner Bros.
