The princess bride / Act III Communications presents ; directed by Rob Reiner ; screenplay by William Goldman ; produced by Andrew Scheinman and Rob Reiner.
Edition:
Blu-ray special edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm)
Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre The Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal. Wide screen (1.85:1). 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.
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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