Here's all the info (dvdtimes.co.uk)

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=News&id=5040

Paramount Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Sergio Leone's epic western Once Upon A Time In The West as a two-disc Special Collector's Edition due for release on 18th November 2003 with a retail price of $19.99. Featuring the fully restored and original 165-minute cut of the film this set will offer the following comprehensive range of features...

Anamorphic Widescreen
DD5.1 Surround
Restored original Mono audio track
English Subtitles
Audio commentary featuring directors John Carpenter, John Milius and Alex Cox, film historians Sir. Christopher Fraying and Dr. Sheldon Hall, plus additional comments from cast and crew members
Documentaries:
An Opera of Violence
The Wages of Sin
Something to Do with Death (includes exclusive interviews with Claudia Cardinale, Gabriele Ferzetti, Bernardo Bertolucci and cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli with contributions from John Carpenter, John Millius, Alex Cox, Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr. Sheldon Hall)
The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West featurette
Location gallery
Production gallery
Cast profiles
Theatrical trailer



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Pre-order links:
DVD Empire
Amazon
DeepDiscountDVD

Good work, Paramount!

Holy *****!!!! This one can't get out fast enough! Great artwork too!! What a year for us Leone fans, a first class OUATIA and now the West too. Great stuff!

That is one badass looking cover. Paramount gets it right the first time. Wow, how many times can you say that about a studio?

Kick ass cover art!

That art is awesome, i had it on my Leone CD a few years back and was pleasently suprised to see it used again.

Fan-freakin-tastic. I was kind of hoping for Tombstone Vista style packaging, but I ain't complaining!

This is only, like, the second or third multi-disc release from Paramount, isn't it?

Also glad for the restored mono track

I can't believe Paramount is releasing a 2 disk special edition at a $19.95 MSRP!

The group assembled for the commentary looks interesting. I'm seriously looking forward to this one.

Oh nice, I've always loved that graphic. It's on my Ennio Morricone Fistful of Sounds cd.



I can't wait for this one.

Wow. At only $13 I might just have to get this as a blind buy. I've tried to watch it on AMC a couple of times but after the opening titles when it switched to pan & scan, I just turn it off.

Where are the giant noggins? I want the big heads.


Just kidding.

Paramount hits one out of the park. Great job!

I can't wait. The commentary looks like it will be pretty interesting.

this looks like the best dvd paramount have ever released besides from the godfather and forth comming indiana jones sets. The quality of the extra's look fantastic and the cover art is sheer class.

I'm guessing this would be a good blind buy?

nope you're wrong!!!!!!!!

IT IS AN EXCELLENT ONE!

It could be another Paramount pricing mistake. There is a thread on the store forum about DvdEmpire about them raising their prices quite a bit on up-comming titles from Paramount. I checked and sure enough these Paramount titles that were to have retail price of 9.99 are now listed by Dvdempire as having a retail price of 19.99 and there prices went from 6.99 or so to 13.39 now:

Black Sunday (1976 or 1977)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

and Dragonslayer went from 10.99 or so to 13.39 also.

I have these titles pre-ordered and OUATITW at Deepdiscountdvd and their prices have not changed. OUATITW is still 13.39 at Dvdempire.com though so atleast they have not changed that price, yet. The msrp of 19.99 does seem kind of low to me for a 2 disc SE of this title.

Looking good!

No Insert= No sale

Paramount!

November is looking to be expensive, but I'm not passing this baby up.

Love the cover! Wish I could get a poster with that artwork.

Do you buy Inserts or movies? Please ignore if you were speaking in facetious jest or irony.

Whilst i find it quite irritating if there is no insert, leaflet etc my primary concern is what's on the disc and it's a shame if you adhere to this principle as you'll be missing out on a fantastic DVD judging by the specs and if the PQ/Audio are equally impressive.

Am i right in thinking there is a 180 min version?...if this is the case i'm suprised there aren't any deleted scenes etc.

Without being too specific can anyone elaborate 'roughly' what the added 15mins to the 'original' sustantiate to?