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That Midnight Kiss/The Toast of New Orleans (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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First genuine studio DVD release for Lanza is a gem
Review date: 2008-06-26 Rating: 10 out of 10
My mum has been a big Lanza fan since the 50's and has amassed all his recordings on vinyl and then CD and his films on VHS over the years. However, I was able to buy this DVD for her from amazon.com last year when it was first released in the US. She was absolutely delighted! The quality is excellent - both picture and sound. Unfortunately this DVD is the only GENUINE studio released DVD of any of Lanza's films available at the time I write this (26 June 2008). Apparantly the Great Caruso is being planned for a proper studio DVD release in the US some time soon but there are still no firm dates. BEWARE...all the other Lanza DVD's (of Caruso, Student Prince etc) which you see currently advertised on the internet, eBay etc are NOT official studio DVD releases and the quality is very variable (at best you are going to get the same quality that you would get transferring your own digital copy of a TCM transmission to DVD disk or transferring a good quality VHS movie version to a DVD disk). The extras on these 2 disks are relatively limited but if you haven't seen the included documentary on Lanza originally broadcast by the BBC a couple of years ago, then this is a very worthwhile bonus. Overall, however this DVD is a gem and fully worth 5 stars just for the 2 movies as it represents the first time you can experience a really high quality print of Lanza's movies in your own home. Roll on the release of his other movies!!
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
David Niven
Mario Lanza
J. Carrol Naish
Kathryn Grayson
James Mitchell
Creators:
Kathryn Grayson (Primary Contributor)
Mario Lanza (Primary Contributor)
Robert Surtees (Cinematographer)
William E. Snyder (Cinematographer)
Joe Pasternak (Producer)
Bruce Manning (Writer)
George Wells (Writer)
Sy Gomberg (Writer)
Tamara Hovey (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 0012569795303
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2007-07-24
Universal product code (UPC): 012569795303
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 195 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1950-08-24
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: German (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)