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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Stanley Kramer Film Collection on 12th February 2008 priced at $59.95 SRP. Acclaimed Hollywood producer/director Stanley Kramer, whose library of 35 films was nominated for a combined 80 Oscars over the course of his storied career, was responsible for creating some of the most socially-minded films of the ‘50s and ‘60s, Kramer tackled subjects ranging from racism, fascism, nuclear war and the marginalized individual, and in the process became one of the most revered individuals in the history of the entertainment industry. This collection includes multiple Academy Award-winners Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and Ship of Fools, as well as audience favourites The Wild Ones, The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T and The Member of the Wedding. Each titles features bonus material created in conjunction with Kramer’s widow, Karen Sharpe Kramer, and the Stanley Kramer Estate. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner is a 40th Anniversary Special Edition and will also be available to buy separately on 12th February 2008 priced at $24.96 SRP. Details follow… Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) Director Stanley Kramer’s masterful study of society"s prejudices stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (who won the Academy Award® for Best Actress for her performance) as perplexed parents in this landmark 1967 movie about mixed marriage. Katharine Houghton and Sidney Poitier star as the betrothed couple. Extras include: * Introductions by Steven Spielberg, Tom Brokaw, Karen Kramer (Stanley’s widow) and Quincy Jonesli>The Making of Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner – Part I and II o Part I: A Love Story of Today o Part II: A Special Kind of Love – interviews with actors and filmmakers who were part of the film and fans of the film * Stanley Kramer: A Man’s Search for Truth – filmmakers and historians talk about Stanley Kramer and his work * Stanley Kramer’s acceptance speech of the Irving Thalberg Award at the 1962 Academy Awards * 2007 Producers Guild “Stanley Kramer” Award presented to Al Gore for An Inconvenient Truth. The award was introduced by Harrison Ford * Photo Gallery The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) Written by the beloved Dr. Seuss, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T is a musical fantasy that delves into the mind of Bart Collins a young boy who hates playing the piano. One night his nightmare takes him to a surreal land run by a maniacal piano teacher. This tyrant owns a gigantic piano which he forces Bart and 499 other boys to play (with their 5,000 fingers). However, not all hope is lost; with the aid of a plumber named August Zabladowski the boy creates a noise-sucking machine that destroys the mega-piano and sets the boys free. Extras include: * Introduction by Karen Kramer * Dr. T. on Screen – Cathy Lind Hayes, George Chakiris and others talk about the film * A Little Nightmare Music – Michael Feinstein talks about the music of the film * Photo Gallery The Wild One (1953) In one of his most famous roles, Marlon Brando stars in this outlaw biker film as gang leader Johnny Strabler. This film is inspired by an incident that happened on the Fourth of July 1946, when a group of 4,000 motorcyclists invaded the quiet California community of Hollister. The bikers were more rebel rousers than actual threats, but things slowly unravelled between the gang and the townspeople. Predating Rebel Without a Cause by two years, The Wild One is one of the first films to deal with the generation gap, a theme echoed in numerous teen movies of the ‘50s. Extras include: * Introduction by Karen Kramer * Commentary with author and film historian Jeanine Basinger * Hollister, California: Bikers, Booze and the Big Picture – About Hollister, CA, the town the where the film is based. Interviews with bikers and residents of Hollister * Brando: An Icon is Born – Interviews with Taylor Hackford, Dennis Hopper and Karen Kramer about Marlon Brando The Member of the Wedding (1952) Based on the 1946 novel by Carson McCullers, The Member of the Wedding is the story of Frankie Addams (Julie Harris), an awkward adolescent tomboy. Rejected by the other girls in her peer group, her only friends are the family cook and her seven-year-old cousin. Her loneliness transports her to a make-believe world where she accompanies her brother and his new bride on their honeymoon. The film offers an insightful look into loneliness, adolescence and the trials and tribulations of growing up. Extras include: * Introduction by Karen Kramer * Commentary with Author and McCullers biographer Professor Virginia Spencer Carr * The World of Carson McCullers – a biography * The Journey from Stage to Film –Kevin Spacey, Virginia Carr and Karen Kramer talk about the making of the film * Photo Montage with a note from Julie Harris Ship of Fools (1965) Adapted from the novel of the same name, this film is a series of overlapping stories about several passengers on a ship making a trans-Atlantic voyage to 1930s pre-Hitler Germany. Aboard this ocean liner are wealthy Jewish men, bitter lovers, sleazy dancers, Nazi supporters and sugar field workers returning to Spain after a season in Cuba. Lumped together they create a hot bed of disillusionment, prejudice and delusions of grandeur. Extras include: * Introduction by Karen Kramer * On Board the Ship of Fools – Cast and crew reminisce about Stanley Kramer and making the movie * Voyage on a Soundstage – photography, cinematography and how this film was shot * Photo Gallery Comments Please login to post comments or replies.