Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Frank Capra's film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette. The release will be available for purchase on December 2.
The Blu-ray, digitally restored and mastered in 4K, will be presented in collectible Digibook packaging, featuring rare photos and an all-new essay by celebrated film historian Jeremy Arnold. Originally released during Hollywood's golden year, 1939, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and follows a naive man (James Stewart) appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. Although his plans promptly collide with political corruption, he doesn't back down.
Special Features:
•Audio commentary by Frank Capra Jr.
•Original theatrical trailer
•Rare international trailer which includes footage deleted from the final film
• Feature-length documentary: Frank Capra's American Dream, narrated by Ron Howard and incorporating interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
•Featurettes:
◦"Frank Capra Jr. Remembers ... Mr. Smith Goes To Washington," in which the son of the famous director offers insight on his father's technique, the motivation of the actors and the production of the film
◦Four additional featurettes offering a behind-the-scenes look at one of Hollywood's greatest and most influential directors
•Optional subtitles: English (UK), English (US), German, French (Parisian), Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin America), Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Greek, Chinese (Mandarin Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai
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