John Hodson
Senior HTF Member
After being rumoured for a Christmas release, Warners are to finally unveil The Nun's Story, The Shoes of The Fisherman and The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima in April.
Full details are at DVD Times:
Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD debut of 3 Oscar® nominated films on 4th April 2006. Warner Home Video will present the DVD debut of three new Oscar® nominated films from the massive Warner library of classic titles. Featuring three tales of spiritual discovery which celebrate lives of purpose and inspiration, The Nun’s Story, The Shoes of the Fisherman and The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima will all be released in time for the Easter holiday season. Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud are among the top stars of the films; bonus features include the vintage featurette The Shoes of the Fisherman and theatrical trailers. Each title is available individually for $19.97 SRP as well as in a boxed giftset as the Films of Faith Collection, selling for $29.98 SRP.
The Nun’s Story (1959)
The Nun’s Story is an unforgettable revelation of the seldom-seen world behind convent walls. Audrey Hepburn portrays Sister Luke, a nun whose life journey leads her to a much desired position as a surgical nurse in a Belgian Congo missionary hospital. After she returns to her native Belgium, World War II breaks out and she finds her commitment seriously tested -- torn between the pull of the Resistance and the church’s neutrality. Directed by four-time Academy Award? winner Fred Zinnemann, The Nun’s Story earned eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
Special Features:
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
From Morris L. West’s bestseller, The Shoes of the Fisherman is both an urgent tale of geopolitical intrigue and a fascinating look at Vatican procedure. Anthony Quinn plays a newly-freed Russian political prisoner thrust into the spotlight as Pope Kiril Lakota. Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, John Gielgud, David Janssen and Leo McKern enrich a production which was nominated for two Academy Awards? and won a Golden Globe? for Alex North’s score.
Special Features:
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Vintage featurette The Shoes of the Fisherman
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
Subtitles: English, Français & Español (Feature Film Only)
The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima (1952)
This much-loved movie thoughtfully recreates the 1917 actual events that brought hope and new religious fervor to a war-ravaged world. Three peasant youths in Fatima, Portugal see a vision: a woman in a cloud of light offering words of devotion and prophecy. The children face torture by the anticlerical government but are soon embraced by the faithful masses drawn by the promise of a miracle. Director John Brahm skilfully balances simplicity and spectacle, all powerfully supported by Max Steiner’s Oscar?-nominated score.
Special Features:
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)
Full details are at DVD Times:
Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD debut of 3 Oscar® nominated films on 4th April 2006. Warner Home Video will present the DVD debut of three new Oscar® nominated films from the massive Warner library of classic titles. Featuring three tales of spiritual discovery which celebrate lives of purpose and inspiration, The Nun’s Story, The Shoes of the Fisherman and The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima will all be released in time for the Easter holiday season. Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud are among the top stars of the films; bonus features include the vintage featurette The Shoes of the Fisherman and theatrical trailers. Each title is available individually for $19.97 SRP as well as in a boxed giftset as the Films of Faith Collection, selling for $29.98 SRP.
The Nun’s Story (1959)
The Nun’s Story is an unforgettable revelation of the seldom-seen world behind convent walls. Audrey Hepburn portrays Sister Luke, a nun whose life journey leads her to a much desired position as a surgical nurse in a Belgian Congo missionary hospital. After she returns to her native Belgium, World War II breaks out and she finds her commitment seriously tested -- torn between the pull of the Resistance and the church’s neutrality. Directed by four-time Academy Award? winner Fred Zinnemann, The Nun’s Story earned eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
Special Features:
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
From Morris L. West’s bestseller, The Shoes of the Fisherman is both an urgent tale of geopolitical intrigue and a fascinating look at Vatican procedure. Anthony Quinn plays a newly-freed Russian political prisoner thrust into the spotlight as Pope Kiril Lakota. Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, John Gielgud, David Janssen and Leo McKern enrich a production which was nominated for two Academy Awards? and won a Golden Globe? for Alex North’s score.
Special Features:
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Vintage featurette The Shoes of the Fisherman
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
Subtitles: English, Français & Español (Feature Film Only)
The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima (1952)
This much-loved movie thoughtfully recreates the 1917 actual events that brought hope and new religious fervor to a war-ravaged world. Three peasant youths in Fatima, Portugal see a vision: a woman in a cloud of light offering words of devotion and prophecy. The children face torture by the anticlerical government but are soon embraced by the faithful masses drawn by the promise of a miracle. Director John Brahm skilfully balances simplicity and spectacle, all powerfully supported by Max Steiner’s Oscar?-nominated score.
Special Features:
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)