Anne of the Thousand Days – Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[t1g3r5fan]

For much of the Golden Age of Hollywood, producer Hal B. Wallis was consistently churning out movies that were high on entertainment value as well as production quality; that distinctive trait earned him 19 Oscar nominations (winning his only one for the immortal classic Casablanca) and two Irving Thalberg Memorial Awards over the years. Anne of the Thousand Days, his first production at Universal Pictures after spending over 25 years at Paramount Pictures (his last film for the studio – True Grit – was released the same year as this movie), is a prime example of that touch, melding the real-life story of the royal romance between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn with some of that old Hollywood black magic called entertainment. Twilight Time gives the movie its Blu-ray debut courtesy of their licensing agreement with Universal.



Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)



Released: 18 Dec...

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[Johnny Angell]

I’d love to see this film again. I looked a Amazon and the only blu rsay I can find is a Spanish release.

 

[Dave B Ferris]

I’d love to see this film again. I looked a Amazon and the only blu rsay I can find is a Spanish release.

Probably because it's a Twilight Time release, available - for now - from Twilight Tome or Screen Archives.

 

[t1g3r5fan]

Probably because it's a Twilight Time release, available - for now - from Twilight Tome or Screen Archives.

Precisely, which is why you don't see an Amazon link at the bottom of the review as compared to other reviews.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I’d love to see this film again. I looked a Amazon and the only blu rsay I can find is a Spanish release.

All Twilight Time releases are exclusive to Twilight Time's official website and Screen Archives Entertainment. Any sales elsewhere (like on Amazon) are unauthorized sales from third party sellers looking to make a profit by scalping the limited editions.

Here are the links for purchasing:
https://www.twilighttimemovies.com/anne-of-the-thousand-days-blu-ray/

http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/36559/ANNE-OF-THE-THOUSAND-DAYS-1969/

Rest assured that both are reputable retailers!

 

[warnerbro]

God bless Twilight Time co-founder Nick Redman. I love the isolated score on this film. It is beautiful -- especially Anne's monologue where she's waiting at the gallows and explains the title of the movie.

 

[Noel Aguirre]

Give me Mary, Queen of Scots!

 

[benbess]

I'm watching this rather melancholy but lavish movie now. Strong performances all around. The picture quality seems excellent so far.

 

[HawksFord]

I remember watching this in the theater when I was a kid and at least once more many years later, but I still haven't gotten to the Twilight Time disc which has been sitting on my to be watched shelf for awhile. It made quite an impression when I first saw it.

 

[benbess]

Yeah, this movie is heavy duty stuff imho, even if it's rated PG or whatever. Richard Burton really shows the bad sides of Henry VIII in a compelling way, demonstrating his capacity for self-delusion. The "show trial" almost reminded me of the Moscow show trials under Stalin, or the stuff that happens in Orwell's 1984.