20th Century Fox Entertainment has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray three classic films: Elia Kazan's
Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and
Wild River (1960), and John Ford's
How Green Was My Valley (1941). The three releases will be available for purchase on January 15th.
Note:
Gentleman's Agreement also appears in
Kazan at Fox Volume One, while
Wild River appears in
Kazan at Fox Volume Two.
Exact technical specs, region coding status and supplemental features to be included with these releases are unknown at the moment.
Gentleman's Agreement
One of the first films to directly tackle racial prejudice, this acclaimed adaptation of Laura Z. Hobson's bestseller stars Gregory Peck as a journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism. Searching for an angle, he finally decides to pose as a Jew - and soon discovers what it is like to be a victim of religious intolerance. Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Dean Stockwell and June Havoc also star in this post-World War II classic.
Wild River
Montgomery Clift stars as a government agent who must evacuate a small town to make way for a new dam. When an elderly matriarch refuses to leave, Chuck Glover (Clift) falls in love with her granddaughter, played by Lee Remick. Boasting superb performances and stunning imagery, this acclaimed classic is one of Elia Kazan's finest films.
How Green Was My Valley
Produced by the legendary Darryl F. Zanuck,
How Green Was My Valley is a winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography (Arthur C. Miller). Director John Ford's classic tale of a childhood spent in a turn-of-the-century Welsh mining village. Focusing on one family and their six sons, the action is seen through the eyes of young Huw (McDowall), and charts the everyday struggles of the local community.