The Godfather Collection hits Blu-ray September 23rd
Paramount announced they will be bringing The Godfather trilogy to Blu-ray September 23rd fully remastered and with hours of bonus materials. All three movies include a frame-by-frame remaster under the supervision of director Francis Coppola and restoration supervisor Kim Aubry. In all, the restoration process took over a year to complete using freshly minted source materials. The suggested retail price will be $119.95 when it hits stores.
Check out full specs and supplemental details after the jump
Video: BD-50 dual-layer presentation with 1080p video
Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround. (Optional Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English and French, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish. The Godfather and The Godfather Part II also include the original English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono presentation
Extras: All three movies include audio commentary with director Francis Ford Coppola. Bonus fourth disc includes most of the following in full HD video:
- Five featurettes: “Godfather World,” “The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t,” “…Then the Shooting Stopped,” “Emulsional Rescue-Revealing The Godfather,” “The Godfather on the Red Carpet”
- Four “Short Films on The Godfather”: “The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II,” “Cannoli,” “Riffing on the Riffing,” “Clemenza”
- Multi-part “Behind the Scenes” documentary “The Godfather Family: A Look Inside,” “On Location,” “Francis Coppola’s Notebook,” “The Music of the Godfather,” “Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting,” “Gordon Willis on Cinematography”
- Additional vignettes on “The Filmmakers”: “Francis Ford Coppola,” “Mario Puzo,” “Gordon Willis,” “Dean Tavoularis,” “Nino Rota,” “Carmine Coppola”
- The remainging supplemental material includes storyboards, additional scenes, an “Acclaim & Response” marketing and publicity section, a “Crime Organization Chart,” two still galleries, and theatrical trailers.
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