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Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

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7/23/08 at 4:16pm
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Dvd empire is listing this box set for an October 14th release. The titles included are:
The Bible
The Robe
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Demetrius & The Gladiators

I wonder if these will have the already mentioned restored versions of The Robe (listed in the coming soon section of the fox classics web page) and Demetrius. I hope so.
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7/23/08 at 8:01pm
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

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Originally Posted by RafaelPires
Dvd empire is listing this box set for an October 14th release. The titles included are:
The Bible
The Robe
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Demetrius & The Gladiators

I wonder if these will have the already mentioned restored versions of The Robe (listed in the coming soon section of the fox classics web page) and Demetrius. I hope so.

Yeah, if this box contains a new restoration of The Robe, then I will buy it. If not then I will stick with all the old versions that I already have.
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7/23/08 at 8:42pm
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

Is there a release date for the restored Robe?I thought that it would have been out by now.
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7/24/08 at 12:17am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

Oh, shoot!!! My heart skipped a beat when I saw the heading. I was hoping for Sodom And Gomorrah and Esther And The King at the very least, not stuff that's been out for years now.
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7/24/08 at 4:05am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

Yeah, it just looks like a re-box of titles already out.
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7/24/08 at 4:08am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

Also, still waiting for Sampson and Delilah (don't know which studio is responsible for that).
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7/24/08 at 4:59am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

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Also, still waiting for Sampson and Delilah (don't know which studio is responsible for that).
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7/24/08 at 6:14am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

Looks like Fox is repackaging a lot of films in themed sets for that same date - everything from westerns to family films, christmas films, romances and films about dogs.
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7/24/08 at 7:15am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

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Is there a release date for the restored Robe?I thought that it would have been out by now.
There was never an official confirmation that it was being restored. It needs it though, but it depends on if Fox thought it was worth doing. Personally I think it is because it is the first released CinemaScope film. It would be great if they also restored the non-CinemaScope version and presented them both on a 2 disc set.
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Looks like Fox is repackaging a lot of films in themed sets for that same date - everything from westerns to family films, christmas films, romances and films about dogs.
Yeah, kind of lame. I was hoping for another westerns box with all new films like the Rawhide, Gunfighter, Garden of Evil set. That set was a steal, they could've charged another $5 without many complaints.

The interesting thing is that they are mixing their own films with MGM/UA films in the same boxes.
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7/24/08 at 10:39am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

Count me in as another who is disappointed by the absence of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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7/25/08 at 9:37pm
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

I got very excited at first. Maybe "The Egyptian" was finally being released!!!

Alas, no. I'm crushed.

Though I guess it really isn't a "Bible" movie per se...
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7/26/08 at 3:49am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

I don't think Fox own "Sodom & Gomorrah", I think they just released it in America (in England it was released by Rank). I too want "The Egyptian" & I'm sure it's coming. If it was part of a box set of (so far) unreleased '50s Cinemascope films, it would be just great!
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7/26/08 at 5:17am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

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"The Egyptian" & I'm sure it's coming. If it was part of a box set of (so far) unreleased '50s Cinemascope films, it would be just great!
Totally. They could make it an epic and adventure set featuring The Egyptian along with King of the Khyber Rifles and an official release of Beneath the 12-Mile Reef. The main attraction of Reef is the on location CinemaScope cinematography and Bernard Herrmann's score. I can't see how else they could market it other than fitting it into a boxed set of other spectacle based films. A left field candidate for such a set would be On the Threshold of Space.
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7/26/08 at 9:40pm
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

Fox released Sodom And Gomorrah on laser disc so I assume (incorrectly?) that they still retain U.S. video rights.
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7/27/08 at 7:28am
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

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Fox released Sodom And Gomorrah on laser disc so I assume (incorrectly?) that they still retain U.S. video rights.

It would be great if they did, I'd buy it. I was only 12 when it opened in England, & it was an X cert. so I was too young to see it. I wonder where all the original elements are?
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7/27/08 at 1:50pm
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Re: Biblical Classics Collection from Fox in October

I have a CD of the soundtrack to Miklos Rozsa's marvelous score to Sodom And Gomorrah which contains an overture (4 minutes, 34 seconds) and intermission music (5 minutes, 8 seconds) so it appears the film was intended for a roadshow engagement at some point. It would be nice if Fox restored them to the transfer when and if it makes its DVD debut.
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