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Manufacturer: Criterion Collection (Direct) Brand: CRITERION COLLECTIONS Model: 35117212

One of the most beloved American films of all time, The Graduate earned Mike Nichols a best director Oscar, brought the music of Simon & Garfunkel to a wider audience, and introduced the world to a young actor named Dustin Hoffman. Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman) has just finished college and is already lost in a sea of confusion and barely contained angst when he becomes sexually involved with the middle-aged mother (Anne Bancroft) of the young woman he s dating (Katharine Ross). Visually imaginative and impeccably acted, with a clever, endlessly quotable script by Buck Henry (based on the novel by Charles Webb), The Graduate had the kind of cultural impact that comes along only once in a generation.BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack- Optional 5.1 surround remix, approved by director Mike Nichols, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio- Audio commentary from 2007 featuring Nichols in conversation with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh- Audio commentary from 1987 featuring film scholar Howard Suber- New interview with actor Dustin Hoffman- New conversation between producer Lawrence Turman and actor-screenwriter Buck Henry- New interview with film writer and historian Bobbie O Steen about editor Sam O Steen s work on The Graduate- Students of The Graduate,  a short documentary from 2007 on the film s influence- The Graduate at 25, a 1992 featurette on the making of the film- Interview with Nichols by Barbara Walters, from a 1966 episode of NBC s Today show- Excerpt from a 1970 appearance by singer-songwriter Paul Simon on The Dick Cavett Show- Screen tests- Trailer- PLUS: An essay by journalist and critic Frank Rich

Manufacturer: Warner Archive Collection

College friends Karen Wright (Merle Oberon) and Martha Dobie (Miriam Hopkins) run a thriving rural Massachusetts girls’ school; Karen is in love with local doctor Joe Cardin (Joel McCrea); and they plan to marry soon; Then an incorrigible; vindictive student tells a shocking fib…and the lives and futures of Karen; Martha and Joe come crashing down in one of Hollywood’s most gripping depictions of what writer Lillian Hellman simply called “the power of a lie;” Reshaping her daring 1934 play The Children’s Hour into the 1936 movie These Three; Hellman may have changed the substance of the lie (from lesbianism on stage to a romantic triangle on film) to pacify censors; but lost none of her narrative’s compelling tension; In his first of eight films for producer Samuel Goldwyn; director William Wyler captures intense and focused performances from the three stars and particularly from Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee (and future fictional teenage sleuth Nancy Drew) Bonita Granville as the mendacious youngster; In the shattering force of its truthful storytelling; These Three is a great film;When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Manufacturer: Kino Classics Brand: KINO INTERNATIONAL

Newly re-mastered in HD! The Hurricane is one of the most spectacular productions of the 1930s directed by the legendary John Ford (The Searchers). An intolerant Governor (Raymond Massey, Arsenic and Old Lace) sets off a series of tragic events in an idyllic Pacific paradise, disrupting the peaceful lives of newlywed islanders Terangi (John Hall, Arabian Nights) and Marama (Dorothy Lamour, My Favorite Brunette). Terangi is wrongly imprisoned by racist officials and after many failed escape attempts, additional years are added to original his six month jail term. Terangi finally succeeds and returns to Marama after a long absence, but only to be confronted with one of the most savage natural disasters to ever hit the island. The devastating hurricane was created by special effects wizard, James Basevi (San Francisco), who used enormous wind machines along with elaborate network of pipes and holding tanks to destroy the native village he had built. Ford acknowledged that assistant director Stuart Heisler (The Glass Key) was the driving force behind The Hurricane, and together they created a highly enjoyable film that stands as a landmark of Hollywood disaster films. The amazing cast includes Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, John Carradine and Jerome Cowan.Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, the author of Searching For John Ford: A Life | Original Theatrical Trailer

Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Brand: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Lu (Chen Daoming) and Feng (Gong Li) are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. When Lu is released years later, he returns home to find his beloved wife has amnesia and remembers little of her past. Unable to recognize him, she still patiently awaits her husband's return. A stranger within his own family, Lu is determined to awaken his wife's memory through gentle displays of unconditional and eternal love.