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Genre | Musicals & Performing Arts/Musicals/General |
Format | Color, Widescreen, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dolby |
Contributor | Mary Wickes, Bing Crosby, Vera-Ellen, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Jagger |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours |
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Product Description
Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye team up to enliven a winter resort inn. The Irving Berlin musical score sparkles with some great tunes, including the magical title track.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Media Format : Color, Widescreen, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dolby
- Run time : 2 hours
- Release date : October 14, 2014
- Actors : Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Mary Wickes
- Dubbed: : French, Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Studio : Paramount
- ASIN : B00MMPB6R2
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #25,838 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #16,170 in DVD
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I am personally very impressed with Paramount's restoration efforts with the image quality of this beloved 1954 Christmas musical. Little wonder they haven't released its 4K UHD edition because the latest blu-ray edition that I bought, which I believe was released in 2019, leaves little to be desired in terms of its picture quality though I must tell you that I'm no expert on this subject. There is at least one cut in the movie that stands out as an exception because of how grainy it is but other than that, the image is consistently clear and vivid throughout the movie to a degree to which it is hard to believe that the movie is 70 years old. This blu-ray edition is visibly superior to the version of the same movie I rented in HD on Youtube during last year's Christmas season, and I had a significantly better viewing experience this time around because of the superb remaster treatment that I believe this blu-ray edition got.
Paramount certainly did a better job with To Catch a Thief, another one of their timeless classics from the 1950s, but with this Hitchcock whodunit, they might have gone a little too far in certain cuts because they looked a bit AI generated at times, which is a minor issue in my view, but I can say in confidence that there's no such cut in the 2019 blu-ray edition of White Christmas.
BTW, when I received the item for the first time, the case arrived in awful condition with scuffs and cracks on it, and to make matters worse, the disk had scratches on the back of it. No, I did not order a used one. Then, I requested a replacement and Amazon sent me another one with a slipcover, which arrived in pristine condition. So, in the end, they made it right but just a head's up, they might send you one that you cannot possibly describe as brand new. I elaborated on how this happens in my review for Rear Window's 4K UHD Blu-ray if you are interested.
Regardless, it is not my intention to dissuade anyone from buying movies on physical media in this review. In fact, I think everyone ought to ditch streaming services and such and go back to collecting movies on physical media as you technically do not “own” any intellectual property you pay for on the Internet.
Dean Jagger actually has relatives in the county where I’ve grown up.
He was related to my Aunt and I got to meet him when I was younger! What Beautiful blue eyes he had!
Bing Crosby (Captain Bob Wallace), Danny Kaye (Private Phil Davis), Rosemary Clooney (Betty Haynes), and the always underrated dancer Vera-Ellen (Judy Haynes) are in top form. While not all of Irving Berlin's songs in this film are top-drawer, most are first-rate. Character actor Dean Jagger plays the gruff General Tom Waverly, the boys' former Army commander, who now owns the Columbia Inn in Pine Tree, Vermont, whom the four principals save from financial ruin by performing their show at the inn. The second disc contains all of the bonus features from previous editions, plus a few new ones, including a "virtual duet" between Bing and Michael Bublé. Rosemary Clooney's poignant commentary track from 2000 remains intact on the main DVD. The other documentaries include featurettes about Bing and his childhood home, Danny Kaye's life, including his showbiz career and his humanitarian work, the making of the movie and the writing of the song itself, a retrospective look back with the late Rosemary Clooney, a tour of Clooney's Kentucky home, the transformation of the film into a stage musical (see below) and a 1954 UNICEF documentary, ASSIGNMENT: CHILDREN, with Danny Kaye (introduced by Michael Bublé - the documentary can be played with or without the intro). There are also two theatrical trailers and several photo galleries. I had more detailed information in the review that was wiped; I tried to remember as much as could - my apologies to other customers for leaving any details out.
HISTORICAL NOTE: WHITE CHRISTMAS was the first movie released in Paramount Pictures' new widescreen format, VistaVision, which unlike its competitors, CinemaScope and Cinerama, was compatible with existing theaters and projection equipment. WHITE CHRISTMAS was supposed to be the third Bing Crosby/Fred Astaire musical for Paramount, following 1942's Holiday Inn (Blu-ray) and 1946's Blue Skies , but Astaire turned it down because he had just completed filming MGM's The Band Wagon (Two-Disc Special Edition) , and wanted to spend time with his family before starting another film project. Other accounts claim that Astaire had another commitment, was either ill or injured, and that he believed was too old for the part. Donald O'Connor was originally signed as Astaire's replacement, but suffered an injury, so Danny Kaye ended up with the role of a lifetime.
I watched the bonus disc again recently. Here are a few more details:
1) Bing's 1976 performance of "White Christmas," where he sings the seldom-heard opening verse. This was the last TV performance of the song aired during Crosby's lifetime; the 1977 special, BING CROSBY'S MERRIE OLDE CHRISTMAS, featuring the "Peace On Earth" / "The Little Drummer Boy" duet with the late David Bowie, aired after Bing's death.
2) The unadulterated 1971 performance of "White Christmas," without Michael Bublé, is from the NBC special, BING CROSBY: THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS. This special, the 1977 special, and two earlier specials from 1961 and 1962, are available on the DVD collection Bing Crosby: The Television Specials, Volume 2 , which I own.
3) There is also a 1948 black-and-white performance of Bing singing "Silent Night," with a boys' choir. I don't believe this is available elsewhere.
4) There are two performances featuring Danny Kaye - one in black-and-white from 1963, featuring Danny and the late great Nat "King" Cole duetting on a jazzy version of "Jingle Bells," and a color performance from 1965, featuring Kaye's reading of an excerpt from Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Both of these performances are available on the DVD collection, Christmas With Danny Kaye , which I also own.
This musical was later transformed into a stage play ( Irving Berlin's White Christmas ). I purchased the original cast CD in 2010, and saw the stage play at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in December 2012. If the play comes to your area, go see it; it is excellent.
The aforementioned HOLIDAY INN, starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, was recently made into a Broadway musical ( Holiday Inn (Original Broadway Cast Recording) ), which I own as well. An excellent television version was recently broadcast on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES series. Check your local listings or the PBS Web site for air times. A DVD/Blu-ray version of the same performance is available as a bonus disc with the 75th Anniversary Edition of the original movie.
I hope modern Hollywood never remakes this film. While there are contemporary performers who could do it justice - Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Krakowski, Sutton Foster, Harry Connick, Jr., and young dancers such as tappers Melinda Sullivan and Sarah Reich, to name a few - the last thing we need is to turn WHITE CHRISTMAS into a hip-hop mess, as Will Smith recently did with Annie (Blu-ray) . The hip-hop generation has HAMILTON; that is enough.
Five stars for this terrific film.
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Esta versión en Bluray es muy recomendable, casi definitiva, por la excepcional calidad de la imagen y el sonido, aunque se aprecia una diferencia entre los diálogos y las canciones, mucho más claras. Una vez más Amazon no informa de las características de esta edición. El audio y los subtítulos están inglés y en español latino. Además, los extras vienen en alta definición y subtitulados, con lo que el bluray nos proporciona material interesante sobre la película y sus protagonistas. Estos extras son idénticos a los encontrados en la versión USA:
Commentary by Rosemary Clooney
Backstage Stories from White Christmas HD
Rosemary's Old Kentucky Home HD
Bing Crosby: Christmas Crooner HD
Danny Kaye: Joy to the World HD
Irving Berlin's White Christmas HD
White Christmas: From Page to Stage HD
White Christmas: A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Theatrical Trailers HD.
Por último, esta edición es una magnífica opción para quien quiera revisar este clásico navideño poco conocido en España y pasar un buen rato en familia.