German label Koch Media has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Anthony Mann's
The Glenn Miller Story (1954), starring James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, Frances Langford, and Louis Armstrong. The release will be available for purchase on July 24th.
Synopsis: Glen Miller is playing his terrific big band hits again in this stunning musical biography. The great Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson star in this vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
The wonderful score swings with the original Miller music performed by the Glen Miller Orchestra and such musical giants as Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, Frances Langford and The Modernaires. Rounding out the great cast are such favorites as Henry Morgan (M*A*S*H), Charles Drake and George Tobias.
Special Features:
- Original German trailer for the 1985 re-release of the film
- Bonus longer version of the film (115 min).
- Stills/Promotional materials
- Booklet by Sascha Westphal