Bells of St Mary's (Blu-ray) (Import)

After triumphing at the Academy Awards® (including wins for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor) with the 1944 box office smash Going My Way, director Leo McCarey (Duck Soup) and star Bing Crosby immediately collaborated on the equally successful follow-up, The Bells of St Mary s, presented here in a heavenly 4K restoration. Father Chuck O Malley (Crosby) is dispatched to fix up an inner-city parochial school on its last legs, and his easygoing, unconventional demeanour instantly clashes with that of the firm, no-nonsense Sister Superior Mary Benedict (Ingrid Bergman, fresh off winning the Best Actress Oscar® for Gaslight), who is keeping the school open through sheer will and faith alone. Over the course of the school year, the pair bicker and ultimately bond over their differing visions on how to save the school and the role a miserly businessman (Henry Travers, It s A Wonderful Life) who wants the building condemned might play in doing so. A blockbuster crowdpleaser on its release, The Bells of St Mary s remains just as affecting today, thanks to McCarey s directorial light touch, Crosby s laidback charisma and iconic singing voice, and Bergman s radiant charm, all of which earned them well-deserved Oscar® nominations. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS 4K restoration of the film from ParamountHigh Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentationOriginal lossless mono audioOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingUp to His Neck in Nuns, an all-new visual essay by David CairnsAnalysing O Malley, a newly filmed appreciation by chaplain and film academic Revd Dr Steve NolanYou Can Change The World, a 30-minute promotional film for ""The Christophers"" from 1949 directed by McCarey and featuring appearances from Crosby, Bob Hope, Irene Dunne, William Holden and Jack Benny, presented in high definitionTwo Screen Guild Theater radio adaptations starring Crosby and Bergman, plus an additional radio featuretteRe-release theatrical trailerImage galleryReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer DionisioFIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully illustrated booklet containing new writing on the film by Ronald Bergen