DVD
3 of 3 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Audiovisual Collection
The princess bride
Call Number
- DVD SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN, EAS, WSQ)
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Robin Wright, Peter Falk, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal, Fred Savage.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2018]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (98 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Uniform Title
Summary
A kid, home sick from school, grudgingly allows his grandfather to read him a dusty storybook--which is how we meet the innocent Buttercup, about to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdink though her heart belongs to Wesley. The wedding plans are interrupted, however, by a mysterious pirate, a vengeful Spaniard, and a good-natured giant.
Notes
Based on the novel by William Goldman.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration ; audio commentary from 1996 featuring director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman, producer Andrew Scheinman, and actors Billy Crystal and Peter Falk ; edited 1987 audiobook reading of Goldman's novel The Princess Bride by Reiner ; new program about Goldman's screenplay ; new program about Goldman's tapestry based on his novel ; archival interviews with Reiner, Goldman, and actors Crystal, Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Fred Savage, and Robin Wright ; new interview with art director Richard Holland ; programs about makeup, fencing, and fairy tales ; on-set video diary filmed and narrated by Elwes ; five behind-the-scenes videos with commentaries from 1996 by Reiner, Scheinman, and Crystal ; trailer.