The Thief of Bagdad

 

Year: 1940

Time: 106 min.

 

Series: The Criterion Collection

Edition #: 431

Release Date: Tuesday, 27 May 2008

MSRP: $39.95

 

DVD

2 Discs

1.33:1

English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0

Subtitles: English

Region 1

 

 Audio commentary featuring renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese   Audio commentary with film and music historian Bruce Eder   Visual Effects, a documentary about the technical achievements of The Thief of Bagdad, featuring interviews with special-effects masters Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Murren, and Craig Barron   The Lion Has Wings(1940), Alexander Korda’s propaganda film for the English war effort, created when The Thief of Bagdad went into production hiatus   Excerpts from codirector Michael Powell’s audio dictations for his autobiography   Excerpts from a 1976 radio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa   Stills gallery featuring rare images of the film’s production and photos shot in Dufaycolor   Optional music and effects track   Theatrical trailer   A booklet featuring new essays by film scholars Andrew Moor and Ian Christie