``The Marlon Brando Collection'' Debuts November 7 from Warner Home Video.BURBANK, Calif. -- On November 7, Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. honors the man widely regarded as one of the greatest film actors of the 20th century with the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. release of "The Marlon Brando Collection." Highlighting this WHV WHV Wilhelmshaven (Northern Germany, Headquarters of the German Navy) WHV Warner Home Video WHV Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus WHV Working Holiday Visa WHV Westdeutscher Hockey-Verband (West German hockey association) Classic Collection is a deluxe new 2-Disc Special Edition of "Mutiny on the Bounty Mutiny on the Bounty activities of mutineers, Captain Bligh, island wanderings (1789). [Am. Lit.: Mutiny on the Bounty] See : Rebellion ," featuring a newly-remastered presentation of the 1962 spectacular that was nominated for seven Academy Awards(R), including Best Picture. This new deluxe set features hours of bonuses including five featurettes. Also contained in the collection are four more Brando films making their DVD debuts -- "Julius Caesar," "The Formula," "Reflections in a Golden Eye Reflections in a Golden Eye is a 1941 novel by Carson McCullers that deals with the theme of repressed homosexuality. It is a tale of six central characters, their failures, obsessions and darkest desires. " and "Teahouse of the August Moon." Each film is presented in a new digitally remastered transfer. The new five-film, 6-disc gift set will sell for $59.92 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. . All titles are exclusive to the collection, except "Mutiny on the Bounty 2-Disc Special Edition," which will also sell separately for $26.99 SRP, and "Julius Caesar," available for $19.97 SRP. Marlon Brando's combination of sensitivity and toughness brought him acclaim as the greatest actor of his generation. He appeared in over 40 films, winning two Best Actor Academy Awards(R) for "On the Waterfront" and "The Godfather," and nominated for six others. With his incomparable skill he created a gallery of unforgettable roles in films like "Viva Zapata," "A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire may refer to:
Brando's first break came in 1944 when he was hired to play the teenage son in the stage version of "I Remember Mama." The hit play brought him many admirers, including director Elia Kazan who persuaded producer Irene Selznick to hire Brando for the role of Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire." His performance and the play were hailed as landmark theatrical events, and he found himself being sought by Hollywood. He starred in Stanley Kramer's independent film "The Men," which was not a commercial success but Brando won rave notices. When the filmed version of "Streetcar" was released in 1951, Brando's onscreen career was spectacularly launched. |
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