- Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Mary Astor, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson
- Directors: Howard Hawks, John Huston, Michael Curtiz
- Writers: John Huston, Casey Robinson, Dashiell Hammett, Howard Koch, Joan Alison
- Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language English, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 4
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 5 Sep 2000
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004XMRW
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 202,824 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Indispensable for Bogart fans,
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This review is from: Humphrey Bogart Collection (6 Disc) (Casablanca , Treasure of Sierra Madre, Maltese Falcon , High Sierra) [DVD] (DVD)
This box set contains four fully restored films and is essential for Bogart fans. The films are as follows:
CASABLANCA (1942) (2 disc set) This started out as an ordinary production line film and the story was made up as they went along. However, something magical happened and it turned into one of Hollywood's greatest movies. Perhaps its quality is due to the electricity between Bogart and Bergman, but the wonderful performances by all the members of the cast add substantially to the overall quality of the film. I would single out Claude Raines as the French officer who has no idea which side he is on until the very end of the film. Unmissable! THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) (2 disc set) The first - and one of the greatest - "film noires", it is the story of private eye Sam Spade, who seeks to track down the people responsible for the murder of his partner. The cast is beyond compare, with Mary Astor who tries to win Bogart and the strange trio of Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Elisha Cook Jnr. who are looking for the jewel-encrusted falcon. You can watch this film over and over again and never tire of it. HIGH SIERRA (1941) After spending years in gangster films being gunned down by James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson, Bogart made his great breakthrough with this film. Released from prison, Bogart decides on one final robbery - but things go wrong and he retreats to the mountains to await his fate. This is quite a good film, but I prefer the scene by scene remake as a western called "Colorado Territory" (1949). THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) A film all about greed, and how, in the end, it can all come to nothing. Three prospectors go in search of gold, but they start to distrust each other - leading to inevitable destruction. There's no doubt that this is a great film, but it's also one of the most depressing ever made and can leave a sour taste! The set is of very high quality throughout.
47 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
You must remember this, the stuff that dreams are made of...,
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This review is from: Humphrey Bogart Signature DVD Box (DVD)
Having only recently discovered Humphrey Bogart, I already had copies of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon when it became apparent that I would have to buy this boxset. Luckily my friend didn't complain when I passed on my spare films, so everyone's a winner in the end.
I HAD to buy it because the other two films contained (High Sierra and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) are otherwise unavailable on DVD in Region 2. The packaging is flimsy, just a graceless slipcase holding the four DVDs in standard boxes. It's the worst of both worlds - slimline cases would save space on a shelf heaving with cinematic delights, or a fancy box would justify the bulk, but instead it's a package that's utterly dispensible but for the fact that it contains those two rare films. High Sierra was a bit of a disappointment, but Treasure of the Sierra Madre lives up to its great reputation. If you don't already own any of the films, buy it now and you can't go wrong. If you made the same mistake as me, you'd better consider how much the Treasure of the Sierra Madre is worth to you.
33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential,
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This review is from: Humphrey Bogart Signature DVD Box (DVD)
Like Mr Craig, I also had duplication problems here - although in my case it was just "Casablanca" I had to buy again. There was good news even there, though: my existing copy was the single-disc edition; this box set includes the two-disc version, with all the "extras". So the old disc has been passed on to my daughter, and I have this wonderful set.
It has to be said that this "Signature Collection" series is commendable - the compilers have for once done the decent thing and bundled the best films together - "all killer, no filler" - unlike some other packages I could name; the similar Bogart/Bacall (To Have and Have Not, Big Sleep, Dark Passage & Key Largo) and James Cagney vol. 1 (Public Enemy, Angels with Dirty Faces, Roaring Twenties & White Heat) are also essential purchases for the same reason. Great films at a bargain price.
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