Product Details

• Actors: Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn
• Directors: Billy Wilder, George Cukor, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Jean Negulesco
• Writers: Anita Loos
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: May 30, 2006
• Run Time: 609 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EMGJAY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,516 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marilyn Monroe turns 80 years old., September 19, 2006

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Jurai's Heir "Tenchi Masaki" (Denham Springs, LA, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days) (DVD)

Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection, celebrates Marilyn Monroe turning 80 years old, this collection includes some of the films Marilyn was most famous for. Unlike "The Diamond Collection" this one includes the original artwork which is way more colorful, however this collection does include the exacted same thing that was in "The Diamond Collection". I can understand if you buy this one too, but don't except anything new, I bought this one because "The Diamond Collection" I had went underwater when the levies broke back in Louisiana, plus now that it is out of print, it is really high in price. This set also includes "Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days" which is a documentary on Mariyln & her last film which was never completed. After the documentary or you can skip it they still include the incomplete film which they remastered & edited into a short, if Marilyn never died I'm sure the film would have been really cute, plus she plays a mother on screen & just by telling you know she loved children. Overall this boxset is an A+, but it reminds me of something that never was, who never really had a chance of being a person maybe a movie star, but never a person in general, someone who was taken way before their time.

The films include, by year:

Niagara (1953) - Full Frame 1.33:1 - Restoration comparison, still photo gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Full Frame 1.33:1 - Fox movietone news: Grauman's Chinese Theatre: Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell immortalized in cement, restoration comparison, one sheet still gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

The River Of No Return (1954) - Widescreen 2.55:1 - Restoration comparison, still photo gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

The Seven Year Itch (1955) - Widescreen 2.55:1 - Fox movietone news: The Seven Itch has sneak preview, AMC Backstory: The Seven Year Itch, two deleted scenes, one sheet gallery & restoration comparison, original theatrical trailer.

Lets Make Love (1960) - Widescreen 2.35:1 - Restoration comparison, still photo gallery, Original theatrical trailer.

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) - Fullscreen 1.33:1 - Fox Movietone News: CinemaScope, Still Gallery.

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diamonds Get Mixed Up, May 30, 2006

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joseph Corey "party favors columnist" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days) (DVD)

If you've already bought both of the Diamond Collections, then this boxset holds nothing for you - except for a brand new box cover.

from Vol. 1: SEVEN YEAR ITCH, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES & MARILYN: THE FINAL DAYS
from Vol 2: NIAGARA, RIVER OF NO RETURN & LET'S MAKE LOVE

The documentary Marilyn the Final Days is about her failed film "Something's Got To Give" and has an edit of all the complete scenes in the film put together.

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Better Look with Some Classic Films, June 5, 2006

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Jackie L. Holstein "[e-mail]" (MPLS, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days) (DVD)

If you own the orignal Diamond Collection sets this set may not be for you, but I sold off my originals and purchased this set based on the fact the covers of each DVD feature the Original Poster Artwork for the films not just a giant pic of Marilyn herself. Hopefully FOX will release another set fewturing How to Marry a Millionaire and Don't Come Knocking as well as many others in the FOX/MONROE Cannon.