Warner Bros. will release Citizen Kane: 75th Anniversary Edition – a lavish Blu-ray box set – in the United Kingdom on May 2. Word of a U.S. release has yet to surface.
Pre-orders for the British set are being accepted at Amazon.co.uk. Details on the video release first appeared on Blu-ray.com and were conveyed to us by Wellesnetter atcolomb.
Their description as follows:
The Blu-ray is from the re-mastered 2011 Warner Bros. U.S version of the film now making its UK debut just in time for the film’s 75th Anniversary. The set comes with a set of collectables including; 5 One Sheet/ Lobby Card reproductions, a 48-page book with photos, storyboards and behind the scenes info, a 20-page 1941 souvenir programme reproduction and 10 production memos and correspondence.
The Oscar-winning film, directed, written by and starring Orson Welles, is considered to be one of the finest achievements in cinema and last year topped the BBC Culture poll of the 100 Greatest American Films. Welles was only 25 years old when he made this, his debut film, a gripping drama which would cement his reputation as one of Hollywood’s most influential directors and stars.
With a cast including Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead and Everett Sloane, Oscar-nominated camerawork by Gregg Toland (Wuthering Heights, The Grapes of Wrath), and featuring a debut score by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver) this is a film that Time Out says “still amazes and delights”.
Special Features:
- Commentary by film director Peter Bogdanovich
- Commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
- 1941 newsreel: “Opening: World Premiere of Citizen Kane“
- Interview with actress Ruth Warrick
- Interview with director Robert Wise (editor of Citizen Kane)
- Production Stills Gallery
- “Still Photography” featurette with Roger Ebert commentary
- Gallery of rare photos, Alternate Ad Campaigns, Studio Correspondence, call sheets and other memorabilia.
- Theatrical Trailer
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