{"product_id":"pre-order-directed-by-billy-wilder-45-59-limited-edition-hardbox-imprint-blu-ray-region-free","title":"PRE-ORDER Directed by Billy Wilder ('45 - '59) *NOTE* Limited Edition Hardbox Imprint - 4K UHD \/ Blu-ray Region Free","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Date: September release - Austrailian releases arrive after street date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Order Rules:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePayment is due at the time of order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll items in the same order will ship together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonce the final pre-order item arrives.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you would like in-stock items sooner, please place a separate order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease dates may change and delays can occur for reasons beyond our control. 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Orders will be canceled. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full text-body py-2 mt-4 border-y border-neutral-500\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-overview-content\" class=\"accordion-content overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out max-h-screen\" role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-inner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-page-accordion-text product-content product-page-accordion-content my-4 h-auto break-words transition ease-in [\u0026amp;_img]:my-4 [\u0026amp;_img]:max-md:my-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"panel-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full text-body py-2 mt-4 border-b border-neutral-500\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-details-content\" class=\"accordion-content overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out max-h-0\" role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-inner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-content product-page-accordion-content product-page-accordion-text product-details-container my-4 flex h-auto w-full flex-col gap-6 break-words transition ease-in [\u0026amp;_img]:my-4 [\u0026amp;_img]:max-md:my-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-body flex flex-col\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__featured_collection_MAfhf6\" class=\"shopify-section cc-featured-collection cc-product-card-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section__header items-center flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-x-theme\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"panel-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"panel-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte product-description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImprint’s Directed By… series turns a lens to Billy Wilder, one of the most accomplished and admired directors in the history of Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Austria-Hungary, Billy Wilder fled the rise of Nazism, arriving in Hollywood to cement a career spanning genres and styles, directing noir, comedy, and drama, receiving seven Academy Awards across his 60-film 50-year career. These three features are emblematic of Wilder’s sense of style, caustic intelligence, and versatility:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lost Weekend (1945) – Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eStalag 17 (1953) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eSome Like It Hot (1959) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis special collection also includes the feature documentary Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) on Blu-ray, alongside hours of brand NEW and archival Special Features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition 6-Disc Hardbox with a 168-page hardcover booklet – 1500 copies only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e______________________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lost Weekend (1945) – Imprint Collection #626\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipient of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1946 Academy Awards, The Lost Weekend stars Ray Milland in an unyielding portrait of alcoholism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilly Wilder followed up Double Indemnity with this adaptation of Charles R. Jackson’s novel of the same name. An enormous box office triumph, the film was partially shot on location in Manhattan using hidden cameras and was almost shelved after a poor preview screening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLongtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst… but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Grand Prix at the inaugural Cannes Film Festival, The Lost Weekend fuses documentary realism with expressionist nightmare, scandalising preview audiences and prompting the liquor industry to offer $5 million to burn the negative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eNEW Audio commentary by documentarian\/author Steven C. Smith\u003cbr\u003eNEW Dipsotopia U.S.A.: America’s Drunken Hearts of Darkness – video essay by filmmaker Daniel Kremer\u003cbr\u003eScreen Guild Theatre Radio: The Lost Weekend\u003cbr\u003eThe Jack Benny Program: The Lost Weekend with Ray Milland\u003cbr\u003eTrailers From Hell with Mark Pellington: The Lost Weekend\u003cbr\u003eTheatrical Trailer\u003cbr\u003eAudio: English LPCM Dual Mono\u003cbr\u003eAspect Ratio 1.33:1\u003cbr\u003eOptional English HOH Subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e______________________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStalag 17 (1953) – Imprint Collection #627\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn adaptation of the hit Broadway play of the same name, Billy Wilder directed William Holden in an Oscar-winning performance in this wartime pressure cooker comedy-thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring Christmas 1944, the inmates of a German POW camp suspect there is an informant among them. Whenever they attempt to escape, the German guards seem to know exactly what is happening. Who is the traitor, and how will they be caught?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso starring Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, and Robert Strauss, Stalag 17 was praised by critics and audiences alike, and remains one of the most recognised war dramas ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc One – 4K UHD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2160p High-definition presentation on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision \/ HDR10)\u003cbr\u003eNEW Audio commentary by noir expert \/ Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode\u003cbr\u003eAudio commentary by actors Richard Erdman and Gil Stratton with co-playwright Donald Bevan\u003cbr\u003eTheatrical Trailer\u003cbr\u003eAudio: English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono\u003cbr\u003eAspect Ratio 1.37:1\u003cbr\u003eOptional English Subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc Two – Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eNEW Audio commentary by noir expert \/ Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode\u003cbr\u003eAudio commentary by actors Richard Erdman and Gil Stratton with co-playwright Donald Bevan\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Holden – Between Shadow and Light – feature documentary\u003cbr\u003eStalag 17 – From Reality to Screen – featurette\u003cbr\u003eThe Real Heroes of Stalag XVII B – featurette\u003cbr\u003eTheatrical Trailer\u003cbr\u003eAudio: English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono\u003cbr\u003eAspect Ratio 1.37:1\u003cbr\u003eOptional English Subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e______________________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome Like It Hot (1959) – Imprint Collection #628\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidely considered the greatest comedy ever made, Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot is a hilarious, irresistible farce that continues to draw hoots and hollers almost seventy years on. Starring an extraordinary cast with Marilyn Monroe at the height of her fame, alongside Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, the film was nominated for six Academy Awards and made history as it helped to end the era of the Hays Code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Chicago jazz musicians accidentally witness a mob massacre and flee to Miami disguised as women in an all-female band. One attracts a relentless millionaire suitor, and the other falls for the dazzling, ukulele-playing Sugar Kane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome Like It Hot was one of the first 25 films to be inducted into the National Film Registry, was ranked #7 in Time Out’s Top 100 Films, was selected as the greatest comedy film of all time by the BBC, and continues to top polls and rankings, including a place in the Letterboxd Top 500. This charming, enduring classic is an essential addition to every cinephile’s collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc One – 4K UHD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2160p High-definition presentation on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision \/ HDR10)\u003cbr\u003eNEW Audio commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer \u0026amp; David Del Valle\u003cbr\u003eAudio commentary by Paul Diamond (son of writer I.A.L. 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