Columbia Pictures: The Best Pictures Collection

DVD, Rating: Not Rated, Color, Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, 11/18/2008

This set includes 11 Best Picture Oscar(R) winning films in an attractive, collectible, black fiber cover with slipcase. The pages within have film synopses, details on the Oscar(R) win for each film, and art from key scenes. This set features Columbia Pictures' Best Picture Oscar(R) winners spanning the years from 1934 to 1982 and include the following films: "It Happened One Night" (1934); "You Can't Take It With You" (1938); "All The King's Men" (1949); "From Here To Eternity" (1953); "On The Waterfront" (1954); "The Bridge On The River Kwai" (1957); "Lawrence Of Arabia" (1962); "A Man For All Seasons" (1966); "Oliver!" (1968); "Kramer Vs. Kramer" (1979); and "Gandhi" (1982). Subtitles: English (Closed Captioned), Audio Commentary, Behind The Scenes Featurette, Director Commentary, Featurette, Vintage Advertising, Weblinks. Some Films Presented in Black & White, "Ben Kingsley Talks About 'Gandhi'"; "Designing 'Gandhi'"; "From the Director's Chair"; "In Search Of 'Gandhi'"; "Looking Back"; "Madeleine Slade: An Englishwoman Abroad"; "Reflections On Ben"; "Shooting An Epic In India"; "An Introduction From Lord Richard Attenborough"; "The Funeral"; "The Making Of 'Gandhi' Photo Montage"; "The Words Of Mahatma Gandhi"; "Milestones In The Life Of Gandhi"; "Vintage Lobby cards"; "Vintage Newsreel Footage"; "Frank Capra Jr. Remembers...'It Happened One Night'"; "The Life Of Saint Thomas More"; "Making Of Lawrence Of Arabia"; Exclusive Documentary - Adaptation Of Boulle's Novel, Casting, History Of Production, Score, Release, Restoration And More; "Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant"; "A Conversation With Steven Speilberg"; "Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast"; "An Appreciation By John Milius"; "Romance Of Arabia"; "Original Newsreel Footage Of The New York Premiere"; "Advertising Campaigns".