French DVD Set of RKO Le Saint Films
Officially released March 4, 2009, Editions Montparnasse have collected together eight of the RKO films in a very nice Region-2 DVD set: DVD 1Extras include a 5-min TV interview in French with Leslie Charteris, and a 20-page booklet, Le Robin des Bois des temps modernes, by noted Saint expert Jean-Marc Lofficier.Le Saint à New York (The Saint in New York). Un film de Ben Holmes with Louis Hayward (1938) Le Saint contre-attaque (The Saint strikes back). Un film de John Farrow with George Sanders (1939)
DVD2Le Saint à Londres (The Saint in London). Un film de John Paddy Carstairs with George Sanders (1939) Simon Templar face au Saint (The Saint’s double trouble). Un film de Jack Hively with George Sanders (1940)
DVD3Le Saint reprend du service (The Saint takes over). Un film de Jack Hively with George Sanders (1940) Le Saint à Palm Springs (The Saint in Palm Springs). Un film de Jack Hively with George Sanders (1941)
DVD4Pas de vacances pour le Saint (The Saint’s vacation). Un film de Leslie Fenton with Hugh Sinclair (1941) Le Saint face au tigre (The Saint meets the tiger). Un film de Paul L. Stein with Hugh Sinclair (1943)
The set can be ordered from Amazon France.Labels: 2009, Amazon.com, DVD, Jean-Marc Lofficier, RKO
3 Comments:
Just out of curiosity did somebody already write a review of this boxset (preferable in English since my French and Spanish are basic at best?
Does anyone know if French subtitles are forced on these discs, as is the case with many French releases of English-language films? In other words, can the subtitles be turned off?
Answering my own question - I managed to find an on-line review of this set, and the screenshots of the menus indicate that the films can be viewed with or without subtitles.
http://www.cinefaniac.fr/filmnoir/dvd/lesaintrko.php
I plan on ordering this set within the next couple of months, which should guarantee a R1 release by the end of the year!
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