Ultimate Collector's Set of restored How The West Was Won (Sept 9)

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Fully Restored for Home Video!

The spectacular cinematic epic now restored to all of it's Cinerama® glory - on DVD and Blu-ray™ Hi-Def in three bonus-filled editions!

(3-Panel Cinerama "Join Lines" of previous theatrical/video versions now removed via pioneering technology.)

Burbank, Calif. – The wondrous western historical saga HOW THE WEST WAS WON gallops onto home theatre screens September 9 in three newly restored and remastered editions. One of only two narrative feature films produced in the original Cinerama® three-panel widescreen process, How The West Was Won is a stunning epic, following four generations of a courageous New England farm family as they travel to the fertile Ohio Valley during America´s early westward expansion.

M-G-M and Cinerama, Inc. spared no expense to give this sprawling Western saga the huge vistas made possible with the original Cinerama® process. After its initial theatrical engagements in theaters equipped with three synchronized projectors for Cinerama presentation, the film was subsequently presented on traditional theater screens with the three separate panels being optically joined to form a standard 35mm 2.35:1 widescreen image, leaving most subsequent viewers puzzled by the annoying ´join lines.´

Following several years of careful development, the technicians at Warner Brothers Motion Picture Imaging perfected a technology that could finally eliminate the ´join lines,´ and unify the images into a superb viewing experience that captures the essence of the production´s initial road show exhibitions, with a stunning widescreen aspect ratio of 2.89:1.

The ultimate western film finally gets the Ultimate treatment, with the 3-disc How The West Was Won Ultimate Collector´s Edition DVD Box Set ($59.92 SRP), offering a new documentary, rousing group commentary, archival featurette, and much more. This incredible set is loaded with collectible memorabilia, including a 20-page theatrical press book reproduction, 10 behind-the-scenes photo cards and 10 postcards, and an exclusive movie poster offer. BONUS: Mail-in Offer for a FREE Poster (limited time offer)

Warner also offers a "standard" 3-disc Special Edition DVD set ($20.97 SRP), which includes the remastered film and extras, but omits the additional collector's memorabilia (detailed above).

Streeting simultaneously will also be a glorious 2-disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def version ($34.99 SRP). Of special note, exclusive to Blu-ray is the very unique "SmileBox" version of the film (disc 2), which presents the image with a dynamic curvature that virtually recreates the true Cinerama® experience in a home theater! This Blu-ray™ Hi-Def Edition comes with a special Digi-book packaging featuring 32-pages of rare press materials and behind-the-scenes photos.

How The West Was Won
Special Features:
* Group Commentary by filmmaker David Strohmaier, Cinerama, Inc. director John Sittig, film historian Rudy Behlmer, music historian Jon Burlingame and stuntman Loren James [A rousing roundtable discussion of the unique experiences making this newly restored, classic western shot in wondrous Cinerama.]
* Dave Strohmaier´s critically-acclaimed, feature-length documentary Cinerama® Adventure
* The Making of How The West Was Won (Archival featurette)
* Original Theatrical Trailer

Historical Note on the production:
Some of Hollywood´s biggest stars, including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Gregory Peck, Lee J. Cobb, Debbie Reynolds and Carroll Baker star in How the West Was Won. Set between 1839 and 1889 against the backgrounds of the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, buffalo hunters, the Pony Express and the first transcontinental railroad, the film consists of five segments, with direction by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall, and written by James R. Webb and John Gay, suggested by a Life Magazine series of the same name. The film was the winner of 3 Academy Awards® (Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Editing) as well as being nominated for an additional five Oscars®, including Best Picture. In 1997, How the West Was Won was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the US National Film Registry.

Film Synopsis:
Epic and episodic tale of the development of the American West, from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of the pioneer Prescott family. As the Prescotts struggle with danger and loss, and newfound love, the vast canvas of US history unfolds around them.

With courage, sinew and conflict: that's how the West was won. With three directors, five interlocked stories, some of the most legendary action scenes in movie history and a constellation of acting talent: that's how How The West Was Won was filmed.

Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart and John Wayne are among the big names in this big-event saga following a dauntless family's move West through generations - underscored by the spectacles of a heart-pounding raging river ride, a thunderous buffalo stampede and a bracing runaway train shootout. The winner of three Academy Awards, How The West Was Won was also a box-office winner.


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