TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTION
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WARNER HOME VIDEO AND TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES TO RELEASE SIX ADDITIONAL COLLECTIONS ON MAY 5
Burbank, Calif., January 5, 2009 – Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies - divisions of Time Warner – introduce six additional four-title sets from the TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection on May 5, 2009. The collections will be available in four waves throughout 2009 and promoted on TCM, starting February 3.
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection stands as the largest-ever partnership between Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies. The initiative combines the strengths of the companies in serving both serious film buffs and a new generation of movie lovers. The TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection is meant to whet the appetite of a wide range of film fans, giving them an easy way to build a personal library of classic films.
For the TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection, Warner Home Video has selected some of the greatest American films from the past 85 years and grouped them by themes. The collections include 60 top films in 15 themed groups and are packaged in four-title sets affordably priced at $27.92 SRP. A complete listing is included below.
The second installments in the collection are TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: American Musicals which include Singin’ in the Rain, Easter Parade, The Band Wagon, Meet Me in St. Louis; TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Broadway Musicals - Annie Get Your Gun, Show Boat, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Kiss Me Kate; TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Western Adventures - Jeremiah Johnson, The Train Robbers, The Wild Bunch, McCabe & Mrs. Miller; TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: John Wayne Westerns - The Searchers, Fort Apache, Rio Bravo, The Cowboys; TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: WWII Battlefront Europe - Kelly’s Heroes, The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare, Battleground; TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: WWII Battlefront Asia – The Green Berets, Destination Tokyo, Bataan and Back to Bataan.
Featured stars include John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, William Holden, Lee Marvin, Gene Kelly, Cary Grant, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Judy Garland, Julie Christie, Ava Gardner, Betty Hutton and more.
Warner Home Video, which owns the world’s largest film library, is the market leader in classic DVD sales, with a 24% average market share. Warner has more Best Picture Oscar® wins (22) than any other studio and its films have garnered more than 300 Academy Awards®.
Turner Classic Movies is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and will support Warner Home Video and the new collection with extensive marketing. TCM’s marketing plan includes on-air promotional spots, coverage during TCM Classic Movie News and TCM Shopping, print ads in TCM’s popular Now Playing guide, and ads at tcm.com. TCM’s on-air mentions will include the network’s renowned primetime host, Robert Osborne.
The TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection builds on the success of previous joint initiatives between Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video, including the TCM Archives series and the TCM Spotlight series. The launch of TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection promises to be successful, thanks to the considerable resources offered by both partners.
WAVE ONE -- Release Date: February 3, 2009
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Romantic Dramas
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
A Streetcar Named Desire
Rebel Without a Cause
East of Eden
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Best Picture Winners
Casablanca
An American in Paris
Gigi
Mrs. Miniver
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Romantic Comedies
The Philadelphia Story
Bringing Up Baby
Adam’s Rib
Woman of the Year
WAVE TWO -- Release Date: May 5, 2009
TCM Greatest Classic Films: American Musicals
Singin’ in the Rain
Easter Parade
The Band Wagon
Meet Me in St. Louis
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Broadway Musicals
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Annie Get Your Gun
Show Boat
Kiss Me Kate
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Western Adventures
Jeremiah Johnson
The Train Robbers
The Wild Bunch
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
TCM Greatest Classic Films: John Wayne Westerns
The Searchers
Fort Apache
Rio Bravo
The Cowboys
TCM Greatest Classic Films: WWII Battlefront Europe
Kelly’s Heroes
The Dirty Dozen
Where Eagles Dare
Battleground
TCM Greatest Classic Films: WWII Battlefront Asia
Green Berets
Destination Tokyo
Bataan
Back to Bataan
WAVE THREE -- Release Date: September 1, 2009*
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Murder Mysteries
The Big Sleep
Dial M For Murder
The Maltese Falcon
The Postman Always Rings Twice
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Horror
Freaks
House of Wax
The Haunting
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931)
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Sci-Fi
2001: A Space Odyssey
Forbidden Planet
Soylent Green
The Time Machine
WAVE FOUR -- Release Date: November 3, 2009*
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Holiday
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Carol
Christmas in Connecticut
The Shop Around the Corner
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Comedy
Arsenic and Old Lace
A Night at the Opera
The Long, Long Trailer
Father of the Bride
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Family
National Velvet
Lassie Come Home
Flipper
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
*Scheduled date subject to change
