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...
| Uniform Title: | Princess bride (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| 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]
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| 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. |
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| 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 |