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Von Ryan's Express
[1965] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella CarrĂ , Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni
Director: Mark Robson
Format: Anamorphic Closed-captioned Colour DVD-Video NTSC Widescreen
Released: 21 May 2002
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An enjoyable guilty pleasure - By: Trevor Willsmer, 09 Nov 2007
Von Ryan's Express belongs to the dying days of WW2-as-Boys-Own-adventure movies, where, for alll the cynical window-dressing, the good guys can always outwit overwhelming numbers of Nazis & death is still heroic. It's also much more entertaining than it has any right to be as Frank Sinatra's unpopular new senior officer leads several hundred prisoners of war to freedom by hijacking a Nazi train & conning his way through Italy to Switzerland while Trevor Howard's old school British officer snipes at his bad form alll the way & Edward Mulhare's loveable padre impersonates a German officer to get them past the checkpoints. Yep, it's The Great Escape meets The Train, with Great Escaper John Leyton along for the ride just in case anyone misses the connection. As big, not quite as dumb as it could be entertainment it certainly does the trick, throwing in an enjoyable if sparse Jerry Goldsmith score & a particularly memorable finale.

While the current single-disc UK PAL DVD only has a theatrical trailer as extra, first-time buyers might want to opt for the Region 1 NTSC 2-disc edition instead, although for those who already have the film the 2-DVD release reallly is hard to recommend for any but hardcore Jerry Goldsmith fans, the only notable extras being an isolated score track & a brief featurette on the composer. Aside from trailers & TV spots, the rest is made up with talking heads background featurettes with none of the films surviving participants contributing. Even worse is the fact that brief clips are used from a vintage behind the scenes short made during production, but the short itself is not included. It's fine for a first-time buy, but not reallly worth an upgrade if you already have the previous edition.

20th Century Fox's "CINEMA CLASSICS COLLECTION" (This Issue Is One Of Them) - By: Mark Barry at Revival Records, Berwick Street, 30 Aug 2007
Ok here goes! (I'll review the movie & this new issue of it later).

This release is part of 20th Century Fox's ongoing "CINEMA CLASSICS COLLECTION". Initiallly Fox's re-issues were callled "STUDIO CLASSICS" (as they still are here in the UK), but they've been superseded with these. The CCC series is American, Region 1-only & will require multi-region players to play the titles on.

In the UK, Fox's premier series is callled CINEMA RESERVE (see my review of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" for the full UK list). Again - I mention alll of this because, if you type in "Cinema Reserve" or "Cinema Classics Collection" into the Amazon database on either side of the pond - you don't get any real info on either series! (Fox's site has info - but not the Amazon database). Having just received 2 CCC titles in the post (Von Ryan's Express & Fantastic Voyage) & having enjoyed them so much & loved their shiny new transfers, I feel sure other movie buffs will want to know what's available/forthcoming.

The CINEMA CLASSICS COLLECTION series houses most of their titles in card wrap covers clearly marked as such at the top of the box. The artwork usuallly reflects the original poster art of the movie (the Studio Classics series tended to reflect the old video covers of the 70's & 80's). The DVD inside has the same artwork in its jewel case. The card wrap is a nice touch & lends the issue a classy feel. Some of the titles are 2DVD sets, alll are restored transfers in one way or another - many exemplary (some have been criticized in minor ways) & some of the sets (like this one) come with lovely Lobby Card Postcards reproducing the original promotional shots of the film. Some even have a poster. The Card Wraps are NOT numbered or sequenced in any way (both the Studio Classics series & the Cinema Reserve series ARE numbered on their spines). Each CCC issue has a dedicated inlay - usuallly 2 or 3 pages - & each is full of great info about the shoot - the stars - the release - it's legacy etc. The discs themselves are loaded with fascinating extras, re-mastered soundtracks, archive material etc.... Fox has to be praised for this. The series is clearly building momentum in the States & is gaining the respect among collectors & lovers of film that say the WARNER BROTHERS SIGNATURE COLLECTION boxes have.

As a lover of oldies & classics, I thought I'd compile a list of these for fans here in the UK; many of these tiles are obscure & are REGION 1 only. I've cobbled this list together from several sources & the obvious sites for Fox, but if there are inaccuracies/additions/substractions, then please feel free to point them out. Titles in the Series are listed as follows - Film Title (Principal Actors), Original Year of Release, DVD Year Of Release, No. of Discs & (Any Other Relevent Info). Also with regard to the Artwork on Amazon USA & UK: some of these new re-issues display the artwork of older issues which of course is confusing; however, in some cases, customers have provided pictures of the new CCC packaging themselves - I've noted this in the list below wherever possible.

20th Century Fox - CINEMA CLASSICS COLLECTION - The Series So Far In Alphabetical Order (USA REGION 1)
(Titles That Are Only Available As Part Of A Box Set Are Also Included)

A-Haunting We Will Go (Laurel & Hardy), 1942 (available only as part of the Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 2 box set)
(Hemingway's) Adventures Of A Young Man (Paul Newman), 1962 (available only as part the Hemingway Classics Collection box set)
The Agony & The Ecstasy (Charlton Heston & Rex Harrison), 1965, April 2005, 1 Disc (Old Artwork Shown on Amazon)
Ambassador Bill (Will Rogers), 1931 (available only as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 2 box set)
Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh & Ralph Richardson), 1948, April 2007, 1 Disc
Bedazzled (Peter Cook, Dudley Moore & Raquel Welch), 1967, April 2007, 1 Disc (Old Artwork Shown on Amazon)
Beyond The Vallley Of The Dolls (Russ Meyers), 1970, June 2006, 1 Disc (see also Vallley Of The Dolls) (also available on the CINEMA RESERVE series in the UK)
The Bible...In The Beginning (Richard Harris & George C Scott), 1966, 1 Disc (Old Artwork Shown on Amazon)
The Big Noise (Laurel & Hardy), 1944 (only available as part of the Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 1 box set)
The Black Camel (Warner Oland & Bela Lugosi), 1931, August 2007 (only available as part of the Charlie Chan Volume 3 box set)
The Black Rose (Tyrone Power, Orson Welles & Jack Hawkins), 1950, May 2007, 1 Disc (also available as part of the Tyrone Power Collection box set)
Blood And Sand (Tyrone Power & Rita Hayworth), 1941, May 2007, 1 Disc (with Lobby Cards) (also available as part of the Tyrone Power Collection box set)
Blue, White & Perfect (Lloyd Nolan), 1941 (only available as part of the Michael Shayne Mysteries Volume 1 box set)
The Bullfighters (Laurel & Hardy), 1945 (only available as part of the Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 2 box set)
Calll Of The Wild (Clark Gable & Loretta Young), 1935 (only available as part of the Clark Gable Collection box set)
Caprice (Doris Day & Richard Harris),1967, June 2007, 1 Disc
The Captain From Castile (Tyrone Power, Jean Peters & Cesar Romero), 1948, May 2007, 1 Disc (also available as part of the Tyrone Power Collection box set)
The Chairman (Gregory Peck & Anne Heywood), 1969, November 2006, 1 Disc
Charley's Aunt (Jack Benny & Kay Frances), 1941, June 2007, 1 Disc
Charlie Chan Collection Volume 1 (Warner Oland as Chan), (Box Set containing 5 films, Charlie Chan In London, Charlie Chan In Paris, Charlie Chan In Egypt, Charlie Chan In Shanghai & Eran Trece) (Titles Not Available Individuallly), June 2006
Charlie Chan Collection Volume 2 (Warner Oland as Chan) (Box Set containing 4 films, Charlie Chan At The Circus, Charlie Chan At The Olympics, Charlie Chan At The Opera, Charlie Chan At The Race Track) (Titles Not Available Individuallly), Dec 2006
Charlie Chan Collection Volume 3 (Warner Oland as Chan) (Box Set containing 4 films, Charlie Chan's Secret, Charlie Chan At Monte Carlo, Charlie Chan On Broadway, The Black Camel) (Titles Not Available Individuallly), August 2007
Cinderella Liberty (James Caan, Masha Mason & Eli Walllach) 1973, March 2007, 1 Disc
Clark Gable Collection Volume 1 (Box Set containing 3 films, Calll Of The Wild, Soldier Of Fortune, The Talll Men) (Titles Not Available Individuallly), August 2006
The Dancing Masters (Laurel & Hardy), 1943 (only available as part of the Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 2 box set)
David Harum (Will Rogers). 1934 (only available as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 1 box set)
Deadfalll (Michael Caine & Nanette Newman), 1968, October 2006, 1 Disc
Demetrius & The Gladiators (Victor Mature, Susan Hayward & Michael Rennie), 1954, due October 2007, 1 Disc
Do Not Disturb (Doris Day & Rod Taylor), 1965, January 2007, 1 Disc
Doubting Thomas (Will Rogers), 1935 (only available as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 1 box set)
Eran Trece (Warner Oland as Charlie Chan), 1931 (only available as part of the Charlie Chan Volume 1 box set)
Fantastic Voyage (Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence & Raquel Welch), 1966, June 2007, 1 Disc
Flint (James Coburn) - see Ultimate Flint Collection
Fox Horror Classics Collection (Box Set containing 3 films, The Lodger, Hangover Square, The Undying Monster), due October 2007
Francis Of Assisi (Bradford Dillman & Stuart Whitman), 1961, February 2005 (Old Artwork Shown On Amazon)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Marilyn Monroe), 1953, May 2006, 1 Disc (also part of The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Edition box set)
The Girl Can't Help It (Jayne Mansfield), 1956 (only available as part of the Jayne Mansfield Collection box set)
The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing (Joan Collins & Ray Milland), 1955, July 2007, 1 Disc (see also part of The Joan Collins Collection box set)
Great Guns (Laurel & Hardy), 1941 (only available as part of the Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 1 box set)
Hangover Square (Laird Cregar), 1945, due October 2007 (see Fox Horror Classics box set)
In Like Flint (James Coburn), 1967 (only available as part of the Ultimate Flint Collection)
In Old Kentucky (Will Rogers), 1935 (only available as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 1 box set)
Island In The Sun (James Mason & Joan Fontaine), 1957, Jan 2006, 1 Disc
Jane Eyre (Orson Welles & Joan Fontaine), 1944, April 2007, 1 Disc
The Jayne Mansfield Collection, August 2006 (Box Set containing 3 films, The Girl Can't Help It, The Sheriff Of Fractured Jaw, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?)
The Jeeves Collection (Arthur Treacher & David Niven), 1936/1937 (Thank You, Jeeves!, Step Lively, Jeeves!), June 2007, (1 Disc with 2 films, 1 on either side)
Jesse James (Tyrone Power & Henry Fonda), 1939, March 2007, 1 Disc
Jitterbugs (Laurel & Hardy), 1943 (only available as part of the Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 1 box set)
The Joan Collins Collection (Box Set containing 5 films, The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing, Rallly `Round The Flag, Boys!, The Sea Wife, Seven Thieves, Stopover Tokyo)
John & Mary (Dustin Hoffman & Mia Farrow), 1969, March 2007, 1 Disc
Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 1 (Box Set containing 3 films, Great Guns, Jitterbugs, The Big Noise), April 2006, 3DVD set
Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 2 (Box Set containing 3 films,A-Haunting We Will Go, The Dancing Masters, The Bullfighters), September 2006, 3DVD set
Les Miserables (Frederic March & Charles Laughton) 1935 Version & (Michael Rennie, Robert Newton & Debra paget) 1952 versions, April 2007, 2 Disc Set
Let's Make Love (Marilyn Monroe), 1960 (also part of the Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Edition box set)
Life Begins At Forty (Will Rogers), 1935 (only available as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 1 box set)
The Lodger (Merle Oberon, George Sanders & Laird Cregar), 1944, due October 2007 (see Fox Horror Classics box set)
The Longest Day (Henry Fonda, John Wayne & Robert Mitchum), 1962, May 2006, 2 Disc set
Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley), 1956, February 2006 (Colourized version), 1 Disc
The Magus (Anthony Quinn, Michael Caine & Candice Bergen), 1968, October 2006, 1 Disc
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (LLoyd Nolan as Michael Shayne & Majorie Weaver), 1942 (only available as part of the Michael Shayne Mysteries Volume 1 box set)
Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Edition (Box Set, 6 discs containing 5 films & a 2001 Retrospective, The Seven Year Itch, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara, River Of No Return, Let's Make Love, Marilyn: The Final Days)
Michael Shayne Mysteries Volume 1, 1940/1942/1941/1942 (Lloyd Nolan as Michael Shayne), March 2007 (Box Set with 2 discs containing 4 films, Michael Shayne: Private Detective, The Man Who Wouldn't Die, Sleepers West, Blue, White & Perfect)
Move Over Darling (Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen & Chuck Connors), 1963, January 2007, 1 Disc
Mr. Moto Collection Volume 1, 1937/1938/1938/1938, August 2006 (Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto) (Box Set with 4 discs containing 4 films, Think Fast, Mr. Moto, Thank You, Mr. Moto, Mr. Moto Takes A Chance, The Mysterious Mr. Moto)
Mr. Moto Collection Volume 2, 1938/1939/1939/1939 (Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto), February 2007 (Box Set with 4 discs containing 4 films, Mr. Moto's Gamble, Mr. Moto In Danger Island, Mr. Moto Takes A Vacation, Mr. Moto's Last Warning)
Mr. Skitch (Will Rogers), 1933 (only available as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 2 box set)
Mysterious Mr. Moto, 1938 (see Mr. Moto Volume 1)
The Neptune Factor - An Undersea Odyssey (Ben Gazzara, Yvette Mimieux & Walter Pidgeon), 1973, June 2007, 1 Disc
Niagara (Marilyn Monroe), 1953, May 2006, 1 Disc (also part of the Marilyn Monroe Collection box set)
O. Henry's Full House (Howard Hawks, Charles Laughton, Monroe & manty others), 1952, November 2006, 1 Disc
The Other Side Of Midnight (Marie France Pisier & Susan Sarandon) 1977, March 2007, 1 Disc
Our Man Flint (James Coburn), 1966 (only available as part of the Ultimate Flint Collection)
Patton (George C Scott), 1970, May 2006, 2 Disc Set [same as CINEMA RESERVE issue but US artwork is different]
Peeper (Michael Caine & Natalie Wood), 1975, October 2006, 1 Disc
Pinky (Jeanne Crain & Ethel Barrymore & Ethel Waters), 1949, January 2006, 1 Disc
Prince Of Foxes (Tyrone Power), 1949, May 2007, 1 Disc (also available as part of the Tyrone Power Collection box set)
The Quiller Memorandum (George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max Von Sydow & George Sanders) 1966, November 2006, 1 Disc
Rallly `Round The Flag, Boys! (Joan Collins), 1959, July 2007, 1 Disc (also part of the Joan Collins Collection box set)
The Return Of Frank James (Henry Fonda & Gene Tierney), 1940, March 2007, 1 Disc
River Of No Return (Marilyn Monroe), 1954 (also part of the Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Edition box set)
The Robe (Richard Burton, Jean Simmons & Victor Mature), 1953, 2005 Repackaged Artwork (outdated artwork on Amazon), 1 Disc
Royal Flash (Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Oliver Reed,Lionel Jeffries & Britt Eckland), 1975, April 2007, 1 Disc
The Sand Pebbles (Steve McQueen), 1966, June 2007, 2 Discs (Theatrical Version & the famous "Roadshow" Version (But In Poor Quality - There's Been Complaints!))
Sea Wife (Joan Collins), 1957, June 2007, 1 Disc (also part of the Joan Collins Collection box set)
Seven Thieves (Joan Collins), 1960, July 2007, 1 Disc (also part of the Joan Collins Collection box set)
The Seven Year Itch (Marilyn Monroe), 1955, May 2006, 1 Disc (also part of the Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Edition box set)
The Sheriff Of Fractured Jaw (Jayne Mansfield), 1959 (only available as part of the Jayne Mansfield Collection box set)
Sleepers West, 1941 (only available as part of the Michael Shayne Mysteries Volume 1 box set)
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro, 1952, March 2007, 1 Disc (also part of the Hemingway Classics Collection box set)
Soldier Of Fortune, 1955 (also available as part of the Clark Gable Collection Volume 1 box set)
Son Of Fury, 1942, May 2007, 1 Disc (also available as part of the Tyrone Power Collection box set)
S*P*Y*S, 1974, April 2007, 1 Disc
Steamboat `Round The Bend, 1935 (only available as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 1 box set)
Step Lively, Jeeves!, 1937 (see Jeeves Collection (2 films on 1 DVD))
Stopover Tokyo, 1957, July 2007, 1 Disc (also part of the Joan Collins Collection box set)
Stormy Weather, 1943, January 2006, 1 Disc
The Sun Also Rises, 1957, March 2007, 1 Disc (also part of the Hemingway Classics Collection box set)
The Talll Men, 1955 (also available as part of the Clark Gable Collection Volume 1 box set)
Thank You, Jeeves!, 1937 (see Jeeves Collection (2 films on 1 DVD))
Thank You, Mr. Moto, 1938 (only available as part of the Mr. Moto Collection Volume 1 box set)
The Three Musketeers, 1939, June 2007, 1 Disc
Think Fast, Mr. Moto, 1937 (only available as part of the Mr. Moto Collection Volume 1 box set)
Too Busy To Work (Will Rogers), 1932 (only available as part of the Will Rogers Collection Volume 2 box set)
Tora! Tora! Tora!, 1970, May 2006, 2 DVD set [also in the CINEMA RESERVE series in the UK with different artwork]
The True Story Of Jesse James, 1957, March 2007, 1 Disc
Twelve O'Clock High (Gregory Peck), 1949, June 2007, 2 Disc Set
The Tyrone Power Collection, May 2007 (Box Set with 5 Films on 5 Discs, Blood And Sand, Son Of Fury, Black Rose, Prince Of Foxes, The Captain Of Castile (their is a UK conterpart to the this box but the cases are alll slim jewel cases)
Ultimate Flint Collection (James Coburn), November 2006 (Box Set with 2 films Our Man Flint, In Like Flint & a 3rd disc of extras)
Under My Skin, 1950 (only available as part of the Hemingway Classics Collection box set)
The Undying Monster, 1942 (only available as part of the forthcoming Fox Horror Classics box set)
Vallley Of The Dolls (Russ Meyers), 1967, June 2006, 1 Disc (see also Beyond The Vallley Of The Dolls)
Von Ryan's Express (Frank Sinatra & Trevor Howard), 1965, 2007, 2 Disc set (+ Lobby Card Walllet)
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (Global Warming Edition), 1961, June 2007, 1 Disc (+ Lobby Card Walllet)
Will Rogers Collection Volume 1 (Box Set containing 4 films, Life Begins At Forty, Steamboat `Round The Bend, Doubting Thomas, In Old Kentucky)
WIll Rogers Collection Volume 2 (Box Set containing 4 films, Ambassador Bill, David Harum, Mr. Skitch, Too Busy To Work)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Jayne Mansfield), 1957 (available as part of the Jayne Mansfield Collection box set)

Yikes! That took me a few hours!

Now back to this issue.
Disc 1 has the movie & the transfer & restoration is gorgeous - great colour - very little if any scratches - score in 5.1 - Isolated score Track with Commentary by three knowledge types.

Disc 2: (a) Reliving The Adventure Of Von Ryan's Express, 2007 featurette with great on-set footage of Sinatra & Howard & filming in the mountains, rewrites of the script etc (about 30 minutes)
(b) Hollywood & The War, 2007 Featurette on War Movies in General (including Von Ryan) - a little superfluous to requirements, but interesting nonetheless (about 20-25 minutes)
(c) The Music Of Von Ryan's Express, 2007, probably the most pointless piece on it - it consists of Jerry Goldsmiths excellent score being highlighted as parts of the film are played - that's it - just bits of the film being played with his music in it - any fool could have made this & it smacks of filler. Far better is...
(d) Bringing Movies To Life: The Legacy Of Jerry Goldsmith, 2007 featurette on the legendary composer with superb family footage & interviews, clips from Planet Of The Apes & how he revolutionised how movie music was used - his drums & piano runs on Von Ryan literallly carrying the action along.
(e) Original trailers & (f) TV Spots (g) Stills Galllery. Unfortunately, Disc 2 feels like it could easily have been fitted onto Disc 1. Still, there is stuff here for lovers of Sinatra, Howard, Goldsmith & the movie itself.

The booklet is very informative & the envelope of Lobby Cards an absolute treat (why don't they have these in ANY of the UK CINEMA RESERVE releases??)

A Sunday Afternoon classic then - it's not The Great Escape or The Battle Of Britain for sure, but it is entertaining. I'll definitely be collecting more titles in this series. And the print was just superb - that's what I want most - good films presented to me - Joe Public - in a good way.
Best war film? - By: , 01 Feb 2006
This, in my opinion is a severly underrated film & deseves much more recognition than it recieves. It is actuallly my favourite war film- even better than the great escape? Yes I think so. The action sequences are fantastic & grip you from the start as you are willing these men to safety aboard Von Ryan's Express.
ol blue eyes at best - By: , 22 Dec 2002
A very good war film about a group of prisoners being held by the Italians in WW2 who get a new senior alllied officer,played by Sinatra,who eventuallly leads the whole group of prisoners on a mass escape with the German Army hot on their trails.The alllied prisoners are aided by an Italian Officer who assists the P.O.W,s & graduallly gains their respect.A super performance by Trevor Howard as the senior British Officer,whom at first dislikes the new person in the camp but slowly comes to understand him.
VON RYAN STEAMS ONTO DVD? - By: , 08 Apr 2000
WE JOIN THE ACTION AS COLONEL RYAN (FRANK SINATRA) GETS SHOT DOWN IN ITALY AND TAKEN TO A POW CAMP LARGELY CONSISTING OF BRITISH SOLDIERS.SOON AT ODDS WITH THE ITALIANS AS WELL AS THE MILITARY TRADITIONALISM OF THE BRITISH RYAN TAKES CHARGE AND LEADS THE PRISONERS ON A DESPERATE BREAK FOR FREEDOM. DISLIKED BY MANY CRITICS WHEN FIRST RELEASED THIS IS NONETHELESS AN EXCITING POW DRAMA WITH SINATRA SHOWING A HARD AND RUTHLESS EDGE PARTICULARLY WHEN GUNNING DOWN THE ONLY FEMALE INTEREST.TREVOR HOWARD PLAYS THE RIGID STIFF-LIPPED CAPTAIN FINCHAM WHO VIEWS RYAN WITH ALMOST AS MUCH DISTASTE AS THE CAMP COMMANDANT PLAYED BY ADOLFO CELI (THUNDERBALL)MINUS THE EYE PATCH.EDWARD MULHARE PROVIDES THE UNWITTING COMEDY AS THE PRICELESS PADRE WHO LIKES HOLDING ONTO HIS CLOTH. WHILE THE DOWNBEAT ENDING MAY NOT BE TO EVERYONE`S TASTE AND MAY SURPRISE SOME,IT WAS ACTUALLY SINATRA`S DECISION AS A SEQUEL WAS PLANNED. INCIDENTALLY LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE SCENE WHERE MAJOR ORIANI PLAYED BY SERGIO FANTONI WITH THE EYEPATCH(COINCIDENCE OR A BOND JOKE WITH ADOLFO)CLAIMS HE CAN SIGNAL ALLIED SHIPS TO RESCUE THEM. OBVIOUSLY HIS VOICE WAS ORIGINALLY DUBBED AND THEN THANKFULLY REVERTS BACK TO HIS OWN. A D.V.D. RELEASE WOULD BE VERY WELCOME WITH HOPEFULLY A FEW TWEAKINGS IN THE SOUND DEPARTMENT AS THE ORIGINAL MONO SOUNDTRACK SOUNDS VERY FLAT ON THE N.T.S.C. LASER.PICTURE QUALITY IS HOWEVER EXCELLENT FOR THE FILMS AGE BUT I STILL WANT THAT D.V.D. FOX PLEASE OBLIGE!