Olivier's Shakespeare (The Criterion Collection) [3 DVD9s & 1 DVD5]

Dubbed the greatest actor of the twentieth century, Sir Laurence Olivier, the classically trained and majestically handsome English theater veteran and one-time co-director of London’s Old Vic, first transplanted his passion for Shakespeare to the big screen in the 1940s, and in so doing, allowed Elizabethan verse to break free of its stage-bound origins. Olivier directed only five films in his sixty-year career, yet his three Shakespeare adaptations, presented here together on DVD for the first time, are still widely considered the definitive film adaptations: his thrilling directorial debut, Henry V, stunned 1944 audiences with its vivid Technicolor and full-throttle battle scenes; Hamlet, which won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Actor, in 1948, brought to stunning life literature’s greatest protagonist; and his legendary Richard III, thought by many to feature Olivier’s most magnetic performance. Faithful to the playwright’s words yet open to the visual potentials of the cinema, these works transcend both screen and stage with timeless passion. Criterion is proud to present this unprecedented filmmaking legacy.

Olivier mustered out of the navy to film this adaptation of Shakespeare’s history. Embroiled in World War II, Britons took courage from this tale of a king who surmounts overwhelming odds and emerges victorious. This sumptuous Technicolor rendering features a thrilling re-creation of the battle of Agincourt, and Sir Laurence in his prime as director and actor.

Disc Features:
* Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder
* Theatrical trailer
* “Shakespearean Royalty”: A chronology of England’s rulers
* Stills galleries: the “Book of Hours” and production photos
* Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists

Disc Features:
* Beautiful digital transfer, with restored image and sound
* English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

With Richard III, Laurence Olivier—as director, producer, and star—transfigures Shakespeare’s great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of Machiavellian villainy. Olivier’s performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges Richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother Edward’s crown through a murderous set of machinations. His inspired direction brings to the screen superlative performances by veteran theater actors Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud and the young Claire Bloom. Filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor, Criterion is proud to present the restored full-length version for which Olivier received the 1956 British Academy Film Awards for Best Actor and Best Film.

Disc Features:
* New high-definition digital transfer including newly discovered footage from the original theatrical release, with restored image and sound, enhanced for widescreen televisions
* Commentary by playwright and stage director Russell Lees, joined by John Wilders, former Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
* Great Acting: Laurence Olivier, a 1966 BBC interview with Olivier hosted by renowned theater critic Kenneth Tynan
* Gallery of on-set and production stills and posters, featuring excerpts from Olivier’s autobiography On Acting
* 12-minute television trailer with Olivier, producer Alexander Korda, production designer Roger Furse, and other crew members at work in Shepperton Studios
* Theatrical trailer
* Essay by film historian Bruce Eder
* English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

DVD:
DVD BOX SET RELEASE: 2006
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG:41 / 82 / 215
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1 (Richard III 1.66:1)
COLOUR: Colour (Hamlet Black & White)
AUDIO: English Dolby Digital mono
SUBTITLES: English SDH

Extraction:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: 3 Full Dual-Layer DVDs & 1 Full Single-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO (Image)
FILE SIZE: 7.45/7.67/7.5/3.76GBs
SCANS FILE SIZE (600 DPI PDF): 49MBs
SCANS FILE SIZE (600 DPI TIFF): 1.25MBs
TOTAL DVD FILE SIZE: 26.38GBs

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Hamlet

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Henry V

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Richard III

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