Posted Tue Nov 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM PST by Steven Cohen
The classic starring Humphrey Bogart is now available for pre-order.
In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Archive is preparing 'Passage to Marseille' for Blu-ray on November 10.
Humphrey Bogart reunites with director Michael Curtiz and other key Casablanca personnel (including costars Claude Rains, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet) for a tension-swept Passage to Marseille. Bogart plays Jean Matrac, a World War II French patriot who escapes Devil’s Island, survives a dangerous freighter voyage and becomes a gunner in the Free French Air Corps. Passage sailed into theaters on stormy seas. Controversy surrounded the scene in which Matrac machine-guns the helpless survivors of a downed plane that attacked the freighter. That a soldier of freedom would act ignobly brought protests from religious and censorship groups. But, like Matrac facing a strafing dive-bomber, the studio held its ground. War could even dehumanize a hero. Domestic prints remained uncut.
Specs have not been detailed yet, but supplements include: Warner at the Movies; Uncertain Glory Theatrical Trailer; Vintage Newsreel; I Won't Play - Academy Award Winning Short Subject; Jammin' the Blues - Academy Award Nominated Musical Short Subject; The Weakly Reporter - Cartoon Classic; The Free French: Unsung Victors - Featurette about the WWII French Resistance; Breakdowns of 1944 - Studio Blooper Reel; and Passage to Marseille Theatrical Trailer - Newly Remastered.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $21.99.
You can find the latest specs for 'Passage to Marseille' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 10.
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