TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME
ENTERTAINMENT
BRINGS TWO ACADEMY AWARD® WINNING FILMS TO BLU-RAY
BRINGS TWO ACADEMY AWARD® WINNING FILMS TO BLU-RAY
Re-experience These Classic Tales of
Life and Learning
In High-Definition June 5
In High-Definition June 5
Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced the Blu-ray debut of two
critically acclaimed and classic films from its catalog, THE GRAPES OF
WRATH and ZORBA THE GREEK. Featuring unforgettable
Oscar-nominated performances by Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn, these stunning
masterpieces are a must-have for any film-lover’s library.
Cinefiles
and collectors can pre-order THE GRAPES OF WRATH and ZORBA
THE GREEK exclusively through Screen Archives (www.screenarchives.com) to receive the Blu-ray in advance
on April 3. The films will also be available on Blu-ray at retailers nationwide
June 5.
THE
GRAPES OF WRATH
Based on the
Pulitzer Prize winning novel “The Grapes of Wrath” by author John Steinbeck,
the eponymous film is directed by four-time Academy Award winner John Ford and
stars Henry Fonda, John Carradine, and Jane Darwell. The film won two Academy
Awards including Best Director (John Ford) and Best Actress (Jane Darwell). THE
GRAPES OF WRATH was nominated for seven Academy Awards total including
Best Picture and Best Actor (Henry Fonda).
Following a
prison term he served for manslaughter, Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) returns to find
his family homestead overwhelmed by weather and the greed of the banking
industry. With little work potential on the horizon of the Oklahoma dust bowls,
the entire family packs up and heads for the promised land - California. But
the arduous trip and harsh living conditions they encounter offer little hope,
and family unity proves as daunting a challenge as any other they face.
ZORBA
THE GREEK
Starring
Academy Award Winner Anthony Quinn (Lawrence of Arabia, Viva Zapata!, and Lust
for Life) and Academy Award Winner Lila Kedrova (The Kremlin Letter), ZORBA
THE GREEK is the winner of three Academy Awards for Best Supporting
Actress (Lila Kedrova), Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction. The film
was nominated for seven Academy Awards in all, including Best Picture, Best
Actor, and Best Director.
On the Greek
isle of Crete, Basil (Alan Bates), a shy inhibited writer from England is
befriended by Zorba (Anthony Quinn) a boisterous peasant with an astonishing
love for life. When Zorba agrees to work at Basil's abandoned mine, it is the
beginning of a lesson for the young man as he gradually moves from an observer
of the world to a participant. This acclaimed classic co-stars Irene Paps and
Lila Kedrova in an Oscar winning performance.
About
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry
leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News
Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning
filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales
and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming,
acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video
On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally
for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and
newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass
merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the
world.
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