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Things to Come AKA H G Wells' Things to Come AKA The Shape of Things to Come (Blu-ray) (1936)
What will the next 100 years bring to mankind?Director: William Cameron Menzies
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary featuring film historian and writer David Kalat
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Extras:Interview with writer and cultural historian Christopher Frayling on the film’s design (22:49)
Visual essay by film historian Bruce Eder on Arthur Bliss’s musical score (16:28)
Unused special effects footage by artist László Moholy-Nagy, along with a video installation piece by Jan Tichy incorporating that footage (4:02)
Audio recording from 1936 of a reading from H. G. Wells’s writing about the Wandering Sickness, the plague in "Things to Come" -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary featuring film historian and writer David Kalat
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Extras:Interview with writer and cultural historian Christopher Frayling on the film’s design (22:49)
Visual essay by film historian Bruce Eder on Arthur Bliss’s musical score (16:28)
Unused special effects footage by artist László Moholy-Nagy, along with a video installation piece by Jan Tichy incorporating that footage (4:02)
Audio recording from 1936 of a reading from H. G. Wells’s writing about the Wandering Sickness, the plague in "Things to Come" -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Blu-ray
** She (colorized and b&w)
** Things to Come (colorized and b&w)
Audio commentary on "She" with Ray Harryhausen and author/film historian Mark Cotta Vaz
"She" Interview with Ray Harryhausen (4:32)
"About the 'She' Colorization process with Harryhausen" featurette (8:58)
"Things to Come" Interview with Ray Harryhausen (3:47)
"About the 'Things to Come' Colorization process with Harryhausen" featurette (8:51)
DISC TWO: DVD
**The Most Dangerous Game (1932) -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Special thanks to Rewind user Brent_Reid for providing these specifications.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio Commentary by fan/archivist Nick Cooper
Re-Release Trailer (4:07)
Image Gallery (17:25)
Merchandise Gallery (8:38)
DISC TWO (Extras DVD):
* The Film - Virtual Extended Edition (134:17)
On Reflection: Brian Aldiss on HG Wells (1971) (23:26)
Actor Ralph Richardson interview by Russell Harty (1975) (41:02)
The Wandering Sickness: Original 78 RPM Recording (4:18) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 31 page booklet by Nick Cooper on the film & the various different versions.
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OVERALL: Draw
Original US Version:
Between the Criterion and Network editions for their differing selections of extras.
Shorter US Version:
The US Legend Films release is currently the only release we have specs for.
The original US theatrical release was 96 minutes.
The shorter US re-release version was 93 minutes.
The original UK theatrical release was 109 minutes though it is now considered lost.
This has also been released in:
- France by Elephant Films
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Original US version (97:06).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Original US version (97:06).
- Blu-ray ALL America- Legend Films - No cuts - mastered from a 16mm reduction of the shorter 92 minute version (91:55).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Network - No cuts - includes the original US version (96:32) and the "virtual extended edition" (134:17 PAL).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 29/05/13
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 09/06/24UPDATE LOG:
28/05/13 - Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
03/10/13 - Added USA Legend release.
10/08/17: Updated about the differing versions, capsaholic.
09/06/24: Added Canada.
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