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Carl Theodor Dreyer Collection (Limited Blu-ray box set) Films by Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer is one of world cinema's most enduringly praised filmmakers. His visually arresting, intensely austere style has been a major influence on Lars von Trier, amongst others. This strictly limited edition 3-disc Blu-ray box set, (plus a bonus DVD of extra material) presents a number of his most revered films alongside some of his lesser-known works, and an extensive selection of extra features. Master of the House (1925) | Good Mothers (1942) | Day of Wrath (1943) | The Fight Against Cancer (1947) | The Village Church (1947) | They Caught the Ferry (1948) | Thorsvaldsen (1949) | Storstrom Bridge (1950) | A Castle Within a Castle (1955) | Ordet (1955) | Gertrud (1964) Special features: * Newly remastered High Definition presentations * Alternative English and Danish inter-title versions of Master of the House * Alternative English version of Day of Wrath * Day of Wrath audio commentary with Casper Tybjerg * The Cross (Tag Gallagher, 2009, 20 mins, Standard Definition): video essay on Day of Wrath by film critic Tag Gallagher * Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud (Christine Habich, Reinhard Wulf, 1994, 29 mins, Standard Definition): documentary on the making of Gertrud * Ordet Og Lyset (Helga Theilgaard, 2001, 33 mins, Standard Definition): documentary about cinematographer Henning Bendtsen and the making of Ordet * Master of the House Restoration Demonstration (2010, 4 mins): split screen comparison * Carl Th. Dreyer interviewed by Julian Jebb (1965, 8 mins): long-unseen English language interview with Dreyer * My Métier (Torben Skjødt Jensen, 1995, 90 mins, Standard Definition): far-reaching documentary reflecting on the great director * My Métier interview outtakes (1995, 76 mins, Standard Definition) : 8 in-depth interviews with Dreyer collaborators * Jørgen Roos archive (1949-65, 7 mins, Standard Definition): a selection of Dreyer related archival material * DR Danish television archive (1965-68, 15 mins, Standard Definition): rare Dreyer footage and interviews with Henning Bendtsen, Brigitte Federspiel and Preben Lerdorff Rye * An Introduction to the Films of Carl Th. Dreyer by Henning Camre (UK, 2003, 11 mins, audio only): the director of the Danish Film Institute discusses Dreyer * An Interview with Ove Brusendorff of the Danish Film Museum (UK, 8 mins, audio only): archival in which the manager of the Danish Film Museum appraises Dreyer * Fully illustrated booklet with essays by Philip Kemp, Ilona Halberstadt, Philip Horne, Tom Milne and Nick Wrigley Denmark | 1925 - 1964 | black & white | Danish with optional English subtitles | 433 minutes (+ extras) | 3 x BD50 | 1 x DVD9 1080p | 24fps | Original aspect ratios 1.33:1 + 1.66:1 | PCM stereo audio (48k/24-bit) | Cert 12 | Region B Blu-ray & Region 2 DVD