Blu-ray
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world
Call Number
- BLU-RAY COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Dorothy Provine, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Alan Carney, Barrie Chase, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Peter Falk, Norman Fell, Paul Ford, Sterling Holloway, Edward Everett Horton, Marvin Kaplan, Buster Keaton, Don Knotts, Charles McGraw, Zasu Pitts, Carl Reiner, Madlyn Rhue, Arnold Stang, The 3 Stooges, Jesse White, Jimmy Durante.
Publication Information
[Los Angeles, CA] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [2014]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 16 cm) + map
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
Summary
A group of strangers fight tooth and nail over buried treasure.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Special features: Restored 4K digital film transfer of the general release version of the film, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio ads for the film, with new introduction by Freberg ; original and rerelease trailers, and rerelease radio spots ; two-part 1963 episode of the CBC television program Telescope that follows the film's press junket and premiere ; press interview from 1963 featuring director Stanley Kramer and cast members ; excerpts from a 1974 talk show hosted by Kramer and featuring actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters ; new high-definition digital transfer of a 197-minute extended version of the film, reconstructed and restored by Robert A. Harris using visual and audio material from the longer original road-show version, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; new audio commentary featuring Mad World aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo ; excerpts from the 2000 AFI program 100 Years, 100 Laughs, featuring comedians and actors discussing the influence of the film ; The Last 70 mm Film Festival, a 2012 program featuring Mad World cast and crew at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, hosted by actor Billy Crystal ; new documentary on the film's visual and sound effects, featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt.