World Famous Comics: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection [Remastered] (The Sound of Music / The King and I / Oklahoma! / South Pacific / State Fair / Carousel)
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection [Remastered] (The Sound of Music / The King and I / Oklahoma! / South Pacific / State Fair / Carousel)
Product Description: Among the most successful musical teams of the 20th century composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein Jr. created some of America's most beloved stage and screen musicals. Several of their best-known works are part of this new six-title anthology from 20th Century Fox. Updating an earlier box this wonderful 12-disc collection includes the 2005-06 remastered DVDs of the Fox R&H canon most of which are Anniversary Editions and each of which includes a bonus disc. Multiple Academy Award-winner The Sound of Music (1965) is the most recent of the productions included here and it bookends the set's two-decade span with State Fair ('45). The remaining four films represent the mother lode of Broadway-to-screen adaptations including: Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in the Technicolor landmark Oklahoma! ('55) and its follow-up Carousel ('56); the lavish costume drama The King and I ('56) featuring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr (singing with Marni Nixon's voice of course); and the ambitious wartime extravaganza South Pacific ('58).Episodes-Bonus Features: Disc 1: Carousel Special EditionDisc 2: Carousel Special Edition-Bonus DiscDisc 3: King and I Special EditionDisc 4: King and I Special Edition-Bonus DiscDisc 5: South Pacific Special EditionDisc 6: South Pacific Special Edition-Bonus DiscDisc 7: Sound of Music Special EditionDisc 8: Sound of Music Special Edition-Bonus DiscDisc 9: State Fair Special EditionDisc 10: State Fair Special Edition-Bonus DiscDisc 11: Oklahoma Special EditionDisc 12: Oklahoma Special Edition-Bonus DiscFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: NR UPC: 024543382294 Manufacturer No: 2238229
Amazon.com: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection contains film versions of the five major works by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who helped define the American musical landscape and rewrite the direction of musical theater. After enjoying extremely successful careers working with others, Rodgers and Hammerstein first teamed up in 1943 for the prairie tale Oklahoma!, with songs including "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" and "People Will Say We're in Love." The subsequent 1955 film starred Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, who teamed up again for 1956's Carousel. While that film's dark nature made it less popular than its predecessor, the score ("If I Loved You," "You'll Never Walk Alone") was Rodgers's favorite. The King and I (also 1956) featured stage star Yul Brynner as the King of Siam and Deborah Kerr as schoolteacher Anna Leonowens, who must learn Asian customs even as she tries to instill some of her Western ones. The somewhat bloated version of South Pacific (1958) follows two couples during World War II and features standards such as "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" and "Some Enchanted Evening" from stars Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi. The last film, The Sound of Music (1965), proved to be the most popular, with Julie Andrews winning the hearts of seven children and their father with her blissful songs. And if the perhaps saccharine music and plot may test the patience of some, there's no doubt that songs such as "My Favorite Things" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" have charmed audiences around the world for decades. Accompanying the Big 5 in this set is the relatively minor State Fair from 1945 (though it does have "It Might as Well Be Spring" and "It's a Grand Night for Singing"). Some may expect and prefer other entries in the R&H canon such as Flower Drum Song or the television production Cinderella, but those were produced by different studios.
This 12-disc set from 2006 includes the two-disc special editions of each film, remastered and anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs (except State Fair, which was shot in traditional 1.33:1 aspect ratio). Bonus features include the Todd-AO version of Oklahoma! (which should look better than the CinemaScope version but doesn't); 40th-anniversary bonus material for The Sound of Music, including a commentary track by Julie Andrews; Lilliom, the 1934 film based on the same story as Carousel; and the 1962 version of State Fair starring Pat Boone and Ann-Margaret. --David Horiuchi
R&H Collection (remastered( Great package. We, my family, have thoroughly enjoyed. It is almost HD quality. I have some of the old VHS and DVD and this package is far superior and the price for all the videos is almost giveaway price. This is my second package that we have purchased for our daughters and grandchildren. They love them and sing the songs around the house. So, dont complain about not having enough quality videos for your family...these are timeless, tell moral stories and entertaining.
great buy for the price These are some of the greatest musicals of the B and H era. I'll view them again and again.
Cool classics with karaoke This is one Disney should learn. Isn't cool to have Rodgers and Hammerstien karaoke? I just love Shall We Dance, Do re mi etc.
Disney should do the same for the Lion King
Fabulous product A visually pretty DVD set, with a lot of fabulous extras and the movies the way the director wanted you to see them!
A Fantastic Collection... This is an absolutely fantastic collection of Rodgers and Hammerstein's digitally remastered musicals. The collection includes State Fair, The King and I, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Carousel, and Oklahoma. Each musical contains two discs. Disc one of State Fair includes the 1945 version and disc two the 1962 version. Oklahoma disc one includes the CinemaScope version and disc two the Todd-AO version. Carousel disc one includes audio commentary by Shirley Jones and disc two a bonus l934 film classic Lilom. South Pacific disc one includes audio commentary and disc two an extended "Road Show" version of South Pacific. The King and I disc one includes audio commentary and disco two the Anna and the King TV pilot with commentary. The Sound of Music disc one includes an introduction and commentary by Julie Andrews and disc two includes a retrospective documentary, "My Favorite Things"; reminiscence by Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and "On Location with the Sound of Music". All of the discs include singalong karaoke, audio commentary, and many more features. The pictures are bright and the sound is clear. I highly recommend this set.
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