Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 2 (The Maltese Falcon Three-Disc Special Edition / Across the Pacific / Action in the North Atlantic / All Through the Night / Passage to Marseille) | 
| Directors: B. Reeves Eason, Byron Haskin, Chuck Jones, Crane Wilbur, Friz Freleng Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Bette Davis, Warren William, Raymond Massey Studio: Warner Home Video Category: DVD
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Rating: 29 reviews Sales Rank: 4760
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Published), Spanish (Published) Rating: Unrated Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 7 Running Time: 617 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.5 x 2
MPN: WARD67986D UPC: 012569679863 EAN: 0012569679863 ASIN: B000GIXLVQ
Theatrical Release Date: March 11, 1944 Release Date: October 3, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com The movie that made Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart anchors this second DVD box devoted to the mighty star. The Maltese Falcon gets--and merits--the deluxe three-disc treatment, and the other Bogie movies collected here are solid vehicles from his early 1940s Warner Bros. heyday. The essence of Bogart's world-weary yet mysteriously romantic aura is on luscious display, even if most of these films fall just short of classic status. Bogart's letter-perfect incarnation as Sam Spade, the anti-hero of John Huston's debut film as a director, grounds The Maltese Falcon in a smart, sardonic groove. Even if Spade is one of Bogart's finest turns, it's hard to single out the film's best performance: Mary Astor as the mystery dame who trips off the case, Peter Lorre as the fey Joel Cairo, or Sydney Greenstreet as the massively erudite Kasper Gutman (the latter making one of the great debuts in film history). Dashiell Hammett's best-selling story had been filmed twice before, and both versions are included in the extras here: the 1931 Maltese Falcon, which has a fair amount of cheek and some near-identical snatches of Hammett dialogue as the 1941 film--but without the magic--and the 1936 Satan Met a Lady, which puts the story squarely in the realm of screwball comedy, with Warren William and Bette Davis acting as though they'd wandered into a Thin Man movie. Other extras include a commentary with Bogart biography Eric Lax, three radio versions of the tale, and a short documentary about the Falcon. Huston also directed Across the Pacific, a fun and somewhat tongue-in-cheek picture that brought Bogart, Astor, and Greenstreet back together. After being drummed out of the military, Bogie finds himself aboard a ship sailing toward the Panama Canal--and as the date of Dec. 7, 1941, looms on the horizon, we suspect intrigue. Also from 1942 is the wisecracking All Through the Night, which is set entirely in a Damon Runyon NYC but nevertheless unearths a nest of Nazis (Conrad Veidt among them) planning a homeland attack. WWII figures in the other two features. Michael Curtiz's Passage to Marseille (1944) burdens itself with too many flashbacks, but otherwise presents a nicely atmospheric tale of Devil's Island escapees trying to get home to fight for France. Lorre and Greenstreet are back, with Michele Morgan snuggling Bogart in the Casablanca-inspired love story. Action in the North Atlantic (1943) is a more conventional picture, with Bogart and Raymond Massey fighting the war in the Merchant Marines; the topnotch action sequences and crusty supporting cast keep it going. Bogart's covert socking of a loose-lipped bar patron gives us the vintage Bogie. Bartender: "Did you hurt your hand?" Bogie: "Never do." --Robert Horton
Product Description CONTAINS: ACROSS THE PACIFIC, ACTION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, MALTESE FALCON SPECIAL EDITION AND PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE.
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god set at good price but lacks in special treatment June 14, 2009 Arun Singh (lucknow) this set i bought at discounted price and is wonderful.though it leaves you wanting.its a signature collection and their are no special stuff.compare this with mickey rooney judy garland 4 dvd set it stands no where.their is no trivia booklet,postcards ,old poster book nothing.only the dvd's in thin plastic cases.
War Films May 3, 2009 Charles Gaines (New York) With the exception of The Maltese Falcon, this set is a bunch of war films. The War films are not of the same quality. However to appreciate the War Films, you need to watch them knowing they are a piece of Propaganda. By doing looking at them in this light, you realize the purpose they had. If you are just getting into classic films, do not get this. Rather get Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 1 (Casablanca Two-Disc Special Edition / The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Two-Disc Special Edition / They Drive by Night / High Sierra) or Bogie and Bacall - The Signature Collection (The Big Sleep / Dark Passage / Key Largo / To Have and Have Not). These two collections are by far the best. Get these two first, then if you really like Bogart get this collection.
Bogie Nights April 1, 2009 J. Smith Wednesdays are "Bogie Nights" in our household. We put on a movie from one of the Signature Collections or the Bogie/Bacall collection and it's Warner Night at the Movies. What's not to like about these movies? You've got Bogie, Bacall, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, John Huston, Howard Hawkes, and other great directors, and to top it off, selected shorts, newsreel bits, and WB cartoons! And didn't I mention Lauren Bacall? Watching her in her screen debut in "To Have and Have Not" at the tender age of nineteen, the first thought that came to my mind was: "She's only 19! That woman was 19 going on 30!" Bacall at that point in her life possessed far more talent, far more mature sex appeal than any of the current run of actresses today. The quality of the dvds is generally good and I was pleased with the delivery time. About the only thing I can suggest is that it would have been nice to have had a bit more newsreel footage than the snippets they provide in the dvds. I definitely recommend purchasing both volumes in the Bogart Signature Collection as well as the Bogart/Bacall Collection and then have your own weekly Bogie Night at the Movies.
Bogie March 12, 2009 Lady My husband loved this gift. The DVD viewing is excellent and, of course, the 'Bogie' movies are great.
classic bogart January 27, 2009 John S. Nigrelli great films from a great actor highly satisfying for your bogart fix
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