Night of the Hunter 2 Disc SE: 9/09/08
 

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Info from classic flix (for some reason I'm unable to link to their site)

"The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition) (1955)
Discs in this Set:
The Night of the Hunter 1955
This DVD is disc 1 of 2 in The Night of the Hunter
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: 09/09/2008
The Night of the Hunter BONUS DISC
This DVD is disc 2 of 2 in The Night of the Hunter
BONUS FEATURES: TBD
List Price: $26.98"

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Sounds great. I'm in.

Holy crap, that's awesome. What an amazing film.

I guess a Blu-ray version would be too much to ask...

Should include Robert Gitt's Charles Laughton Directs "Night of the Hunter" at all costs. Also should be widescreen; non-Cinemascope films at this time were composed to be projected at an aspect ratio of between 1.66:1 to 1.85:1 (sometimes up to 2:1), not the 1.33:1 of the current DVD - IMDB lists 1.66:1 as the intended ratio.

My thoughts exactly.

so good to hear. i recently almost broke down and bought the current release even though i knew it was the wrong aspect ratio.

For those devotees of the film, Preston Neal Jones' exhaustive and fascinating account of it's shooting, Heaven and Hell to Play With, is heartily recommended. Amazon

This is super exciting. I love Night of the Hunter, this and Cape Fear are my two favorite Mitchum performances.

Well, that was close. I was planning on buying the old edition in a few days at the DD sale. Glad I dodged that one.

This has been on my list of things to pick up. I'm glad I held out.

A work of art. Sold.

I rarely jump in to double-dip, but since this is on my all-time "top ten" list, I'll do it in a heartbeat!

Amazing movie - but I never thought this would get an SE treatment.

Say wha? Awesome. :)

Guess I'm double dipping.

Same here. Great movie.

I'll double dip for sure if it's a great release. Incredible film.

It's about time this got a decent release. A must buy -- this is one of the great movies.

A dark & disturbing movie, even for today....now just tell me, where's the bonus features hid?

I'm in after holding out on the original release forever.

Excellent. I love this film and will happily re-buy it for some great features and a new transfer.

Great news!!

What a fantastic box set could be made from NOTH, CF, and the largely-unseen but great, moody, noirish western Blood On The Moon! All three feature Mitchum at his darkest & most savage (although he is somewhat of a good guy in the latter, although more in the Man With No Name vein).

For sheer animalistic, visceral power & menace, Mitchum did it better than anyone (even Brando)...and with such ease.

Great. According to classic flix, this has been postponed indefinitely.
"After announcing last week a September 9th release date for The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition), an industry source has now informed us that it been removed from the schedule. When asked for a ballpark release date, he could only say that it will happen, but could not say when."

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