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Princess Bride (The) (1987)
Scaling the cliffs of insanity, battling rodents of unusual size, facing torture in the pit of despair - true love has never been a snapDirector: Rob Reiner
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also includes a 4:3 version of the film on this disc.
Collectable booklet included.
First pressings of this DVD were encoded RCE without MGM approval by the manufacturer, fortunately this disc has been re-pressed. Unfortunately there is no way of telling which is RCE and which is not. -
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Extras:"True Love and High Adventure: The Official Princess Bride DVD Game" set-up game
"Princess Bride: The Untold Tales" (9:07)
"The Art of Fencing" (7:08)
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Subtitles:English & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a slipcase.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary with director Rob Reiner
Audio commentary with writer William Goldman
Photo Galleries
- Behind the Scenes
- Poster Art
- Special FX
- Rob Reiner
- Buttercup
- Westley
- True Love
- Vizzini, Fezzik & Inigo
- The Villains
- Miracle Max
- The Grandpa
DISC TWO
Fire Swamp - Documentaries
- "Dread Pirate Roberts: Greatest Legend of the Seven Seas" (11:43)
- "As You Wish: The Story of The Princess Bride" (27:17)
"Battle of Wits"
- "Quotable Quotes" interactive game
"Lotharon's Castle"
- "Love Is Like a Storybook" featurette (16:43)
- Cary Elwes Home Movies (3:56)
- "Miraculous Makeup" featurette (11:22)
- Original 1987 featurette (8:00)
- "Vintage Making Of" featurette (6:55)
"Pit of Despair"
- TV Spots (2:34)
- Theatrical Trailer (2:23)
- International Trailer (2:20)
- Bonus Trailers
-- "The Pink Panther Film Collection" (1:01)
-- "The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection" (1:03)
-- "The Pink Panther" (2006) (2:04)
-- "Fun with Dick and Jane" (2:08)
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Subtitles:English, French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a "Fezzik's Guide to Florin" booklet.
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Easter eggs:"Meet Professor Rawscey!" featurette (2:36)
- Complete the "Quotable Quotes" game, then press left to highlight the bottle, press enter. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary with director Rob Reiner
Audio commentary with writer William Goldman
Photo Galleries
- Behind the Scenes
- Poster Art
- Special FX
- Rob Reiner
- Buttercup
- Westley
- True Love
- Vizzini, Fezzik & Inigo
- The Villains
- Miracle Max
- The Grandpa
DISC TWO
Fire Swamp - Documentaries
- "Dread Pirate Roberts: Greatest Legend of the Seven Seas" (11:43)
- "As You Wish: The Story of The Princess Bride" (27:17)
"Battle of Wits"
- "Quotable Quotes" interactive game
"Lotharon's Castle"
- "Love Is Like a Storybook" featurette (16:43)
- Cary Elwes Home Movies (3:56)
- "Miraculous Makeup" featurette (11:22)
- Original 1987 featurette (8:00)
- "Vintage Making Of" featurette (6:55)
"Pit of Despair"
- TV Spots (2:34)
- Theatrical Trailer (2:23)
- International Trailer (2:20)
- Bonus Trailers
-- "The Pink Panther Film Collection" (1:01)
-- "The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection" (1:03)
-- "The Pink Panther" (2006) (2:04)
-- "Fun with Dick and Jane" (2:08)
-- "The Premiere Frank Capra DVD Collection" (1:36) -
Subtitles:English, French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a "Fezzik's Guide to Florin" booklet.
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Easter eggs:"Meet Professor Rawscey!" featurette (2:36)
- Complete the "Quotable Quotes" game, then press left to highlight the bottle, press enter. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by director Rob Reiner
Audio commentary by writer William Goldman -
Extras:"As You Wish" featurette (27:16)
"Making-Of" featurette (6:54)
"Promotional" featurette (7:59)
"Cary Elwes Video Diary" featurette (3:55)
Photo gallery (88 photos in 11 sections)
US theatrical trailer (2:22)
UK theatrical trailer (2:18)
4 TV spots (2:33) -
Subtitles:English, French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Collectable booklet included.
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Easter eggs:In the disc's main menu, highlight the "Play" entry and then press the "up" arrow key on your remote control. This will highlight a gem at the top of the screen, giving you access to a separate menu screen. This screen features the heads of the film's main characters, which you can select to obtain small sound bites from the movie.
For two additional sound bites, simply select the two gems that frame the main menu at the bottom of the screen. -
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Extras:Bonus Trailers
- "Spy Kids" (2:13)
- "Spy Kids 2" (2:08)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:German title - "Die Braut Des Prinzen"
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:German title - "Die Braut Des Prinzen"
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K Copy)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
DISC THREE (DVD)
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Rob Reiner
Audio Commentary with writer William Goldman
Isolated Score with sound effects in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
DISC FOUR (DVD)
"True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon" (with "Play All" option)
- A Conversion with Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes and Robin Wright (14:22)
- Entering the Zeitgeist (14:30)
Documentations & Featurettes (with "Play All" option)
- "As You Wish" featurette (26:11)
- "Princess Bride: The Untold Tales" featurette (8:45)
- "The Art of Fencing" featurette (6:51)
- "Fairytales and Folklore" featurette (8:54)
- "Love is Like a Storybook Story - Fairy Tales & The Princess Bride" featurette (16:03)
- "Miraculous Makeup" featurette (10:56)
- "Dread Pirate Roberts: Greatest Legend of the Seven Seas" featurette (11:11)
From the Archives (with "Play All" option)
- "Cary Elwes’ Video Diary" featurette (3:45)
- 1987 Original Featurette (7:30)
- 1987 Making of Featurette (6:39)
- US Trailer (2:14)
- International Trailer (2:14)
- German Trailer (2:12)
- TV Spots (2:27) -
Subtitles:English, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Extras are in English with optional German subtitles except the German trailer.
Comes in a padded Mediabook which is housed in a sturdy cardboard case.
Includes a 48-page booklet featuring writing by Tobias Hohmann.
There were some playback issues with some discs. Turbine sent out replacement discs which are in a black Scanavo keep case. On the backcover it states: "Promotional copy - Nicht zum Verkauf - Not for sale!". -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Rob Reiner
Audio Commentary by writer William Goldman -
Extras:"As You Wish" Documentary
"Cary Elwes Video Diary" Featurette
1987 Making Of Featurette
1987 Promotional Featurette
Photo Gallery
- True Love
- Buttercup - Robin Wright
- Westley - Cary Elwes
- The Cicilian, The Spaniard & The Giant Turk
- The Villains
- Miracle Man - Billy Christal
- The Grandfather - Peter Falks
- Rob Reiner
- Behind the Scenes
- Special FX
- Poster Art
Theatrical Trailer
International Trailer
TV Spots
Booklet -
Subtitles:Dutch (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast & crew filmographies
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Subtitles:Italian HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Italian title - "La Storia Fantastica"
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (2:12)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary with director Rob Reiner
Audio commentary with writer William Goldman
DISC TWO
"As You Wish" Documentary (27:18)
1987 Original Featurette (7:40)
1987 Making Of Featurette (6:37)
Cary Elwes On Set Video (3:45)
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (2:08)
International Trailer (2:13)
TV Spots (2:27) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Photo gallery
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dual encoded R2/4.
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OVERALL: Draw
The German Turbine release has the most extras.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts (98:00 NTSC).
- R1 20th Anniversary Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts (98:15 NTSC).
- R1 Buttercup Edition America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No Cuts (98:14 NTSC).
- R1 Dread Pirate Edition America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No Cuts (98:14 NTSC).
- R1 Special Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts (98:05 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Concorde - No Cuts (94:14 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No Cuts (94:20 PAL).
- R2 Ultimate Collector's Edition Germany- Turbine - No cuts (94:25 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Video Film/Express - No Cuts
- R2 Italy- Eagle Pictures - No Cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No Cuts
- R2 The Special Edition United Kingdom- Lions Gate Home Entertainment - No Cuts (94:18 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Magna Pacific - No Cuts (94:09 PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 17/08/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/09/20UPDATE LOG:
18/07/18: Added UK SE, Germany Fox, separated US Buttercup/Dread Pirate, updated USx4, ASINs, caspaholic.
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26/09/20: Added Germany Turbine.
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