Technical Specs

• 4 BD-50 Blu-ray Discs

Video Resolution/Codec

• 1080p/AVC MPEG-4

Aspect Ratio(s)

• 1.37:1

Audio Formats

• English LPCM 1.0 Mono

Subtitles/Captions

• English Subtitles

Supplements

• Audio commentary on 'Brief Encounter' by film historian Bruce Eder
• New interviews with Noël Coward scholar Barry Day on all of the films
• Interview with cinematographer-screenwriter-producer Ronald Neame from 2010
• Short documentaries from 2000 on the making of 'In Which We Serve' and 'Brief Encounter'
• 'David Lean: A Self Portrait' - a 1971 television documentary on Lean's career
• Episode of the British television series 'The Southbank Show' from 1992 on the life and career of Coward
• Audio recording of a 1969 conversation between Richard Attenborough and Coward at London's National Film Theatre
• Theatrical Trailers
• A booklet featuring essays by Ian Christie, Terrence Rafferty, Farran Nehne, Geoffrey O'Brien, and Kevin Brownlow

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David Lean Directs Noël Coward (Blu-ray)

Criterion / 1942 / 407 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: March 27, 2012

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Genres: Drama, War, Comedy, Epic, Romance

Starring: Noel Coward, Bernard Miles, Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills
Director: David Lean, Noel Coward

Plot Synopsis: In the 1940s, the wit of playwright Noël Coward and the craft of filmmaker David Lean melded harmoniously in one of cinema’s greatest writer-director collaborations. With the wartime military drama sensation 'In Which We Serve,' Coward and Lean (along with producing partners Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan) embarked on a series of literate, socially engaged, and enormously entertaining pictures that ranged from domestic epic ('This Happy Breed') to whimsical comedy ('Blithe Spirit') to poignant romance ('Brief Encounter'). These films created a lasting testament to Coward’s artistic legacy and introduced Lean’s visionary talents to the world.