Casablanca Ultimate Collectors Edition

Play it again Sam..and again..and again. For you fans of this classic Bogart film, Warner Bros is pulling no punches and giving you the ultimate package for this film in three collectors editions on December 2nd.  This will mark its debut on blu-ray as well as DVD in a new Ultimate Collectors Edition. The previously released two disc special edition is also being refreshed for this date.  To entice you to pick up this disc, Warners is throwing in some extra stuff (kind of like the Christmas Story set) that will sit on your shelf taking up valuable space. “The premium giftset is elegantly boxed in an intricate laser-cut Moroccan design and will include such collectibles as replicas of actual props (Victor Laszlo’s “Letter of Transit”) as well as a number of Warner studio documents (an executive’s letter commanding a new PR image for Bogart from gangster to romantic lead; a note from producer Hal Wallis re-titling the film to Casablanca; and a memo from Wallis to Jack Warner strongly urging casting Bogart over George Raft). The DVD set will also contain a branded passport holder, luggage tag, photo book and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of the original movie poster. ” This will cost you $59.98 SRP for the DVD and $64.99 SRP for the Blu-ray of course. Check out what else you get for this kind of money:

Blu-ray™ Hi-Def Enhanced Content (in standard definition)

Disc 1

* Behind the Story
o Introduction by Lauren Bacall
o Commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
o Commentary by film historian/author Rudy Behlmer
o 1988 TCM special: Bacall on Bogart [Laurel Bacall’s candid and moving reminiscences about her husband’s life and career]
o You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca [Bacall hosts this spellbinding backstage tour]
o As Time Goes By: The Children Remember [Stephen Bogart and Pia Lindstrom remember their parents, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman]
o Production history gallery
* Additional Footage
o Deleted scenes
o Outtakes
o Who Holds Tomorrow? Premiere episode from the 1955 Warner Bros. Presents series, starring Charles McGraw
o 1995 WB Cartoon: Carrotblanca
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* Audio

o Scoring Stage Sessions
o Knock on Wood Alternate Version, Wilson with Piano
o As Time Goes By Part One Alternate Take, Wilson with Piano
o As Time Goes By Part One Film Version, Wilson with Piano
o Rick Sees Ilsa Instrumental Medley
o As Time Goes By Part Two Alternate Take, Wilson with Piano
o As Time Goes By Part Two Film Version, Wilson with Piano
o At La Belle Aurore Instrumental Medley
o Dat’s What Noah Done Outtake, Wilson with Piano
o April 26,1943 Screen Guild Players Radio Broadcast
* Trailers
o Theatrical trailer
o 1992 re-release trailer

Disc 2

* 1993 documentary: Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul