The princess bride /

A kid, home sick from school, grudgingly allows his grandfather to read him a dusty storybook, which is how we meet the innocent Buttercup, about to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdinck though her heart belongs to Westley. A mysterious pirate, a vengeful Spaniard, and a good-natured giant interrup...

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Uniform Title:Princess bride (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Goldman, William, 1931-2018 (Screenwriter), Elwes, Cary, 1962- (Actor), Patinkin, Mandy (Actor), Sarandon, Chris (Actor), Guest, Christopher (Actor), Shawn, Wallace (Actor), Andre, the Giant, 1946-1993 (Actor), Savage, Fred, 1976- (Actor), Wright, Robin, 1966- (Actor), Falk, Peter, 1927-2011 (Actor), Cook, Peter, 1937-1995 (Actor), Smith, Mel, 1952-2013 (Actor), Kane, Carol, 1952- (Actor), Crystal, Billy (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]
Series:Criterion collection ; 948.
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Summary:A kid, home sick from school, grudgingly allows his grandfather to read him a dusty storybook, which is how we meet the innocent Buttercup, about to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdinck though her heart belongs to Westley. A mysterious pirate, a vengeful Spaniard, and a good-natured giant interrupt the wedding plans.
Item Description:Based upon the book by William Goldman.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Special features: New 4K digital transfer ; audio commentary from 1996 featuring director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman, producer, Andrew Scheinman, and actors Billy Crystal and Peter Falk ; edited 1987 audiobook reading of Goldman's novel "The princess bride" by Reiner ; new program about Goldman's screenplay ; new program about Goldman's tapestry based on the film; Archival interviews with Reiner, Goldman, and actors Crystal, Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Fred Savage, and Robin Wright ; new interview with art director Richard Holland ; Programs about makeup, fencing, and fairy tales ; On set-video diary filmed and narrated by Elwes ; five behind-the-scenes videos with commentaries from 1996 by Reiner, Scheinman, and Crystal ; trailer ; plus an essay by author Sloane Crosely and four, for the Blu-ray edition, Goldman's introduction to his Princess Bride script, from the 1955 collection Four screenplays, in a lavishly illustrated, clothbound book.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bound-in booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm)
Format:Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 DTS-HD master audio; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:Music, Mark Knopfler ; director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; editor, Robert Leighton.
ISBN:9781681435169
1681435160