Product Details

• Actors: Paul Newman
• Format: Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 17
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: September 22, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002CWKTU0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,627 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

His looks were devastating. His charm was legendary. His legacy is astonishing. Paul Newman – film's most enduring superstar – is a giant of the silver screen who not only quickly attained icon status, but continued to deliver a string of powerhouse performances throughout his remarkable career. Gathered here for the first time are 13 of his best films, accompanied by a captivating coffee table book that traces the story of Newman's ascent in Hollywood. Including a stunning array of photos, some of which have never been seen before, this definitive collection is a timeless addition to any library.

• Audio: English: Stereo, Mono / Spanish & French: Mono

• Disc 1: The Long Hot Summer
• Disc 2: Rally 'Round the Flag Boys
• Disc 3: From the Terrace
• Disc 4: Exodus
• Disc 5: The Hustler - Collector's Edition Disc 1
• Disc 6: The Hustler - Collector's Edition Disc 2
• Disc 7: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
• Disc 8: What a Way To Go!
• Disc 9: Hombre
• Disc 10: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Collector'sl Edition Disc 1
• Disc 11: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Collector's Edition Disc 2
• Disc 12: Towering Inferno - Special Edition Disc 1
• Disc 13: Towering Inferno - Special Edition Disc 2
• Disc 14: Buffalo Bill and the Indians
• Disc 15: Quintet
• Disc 16: The Verdict - Collector's Edition Disc 1
• Disc 17: The Verdict - Collector's Edition Disc 2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fox releases a large set of films starring Paul Newman, June 20, 2009

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calvinnme - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection (DVD)

This 17 disc set will include:

1. The Long, Hot Summer (1958) - directed by Martin Ritt costarring Joanne Woodward

2. Rally 'round the Flag, Boys! (1958) - comedy directed by Leo McCarey costarring Joanne Woodward

3. From the Terrace (1960) - directed by Mark Robson and costarring Joanne Woodward. Rather complex story of the disintegration of a marriage.

4. Exodus (1960) - directed by Otto Preminger costarring Eva Marie Saint. Story of the birth of the modern nation of Israel.

5. The Hustler (1961) - directed by Robert Rossen costarring Piper Laurie. One of Newman's most famous roles as a pool hustler who wants to beat Minnesota Fats. The current two disc edition of this film is quite good, it will be interesting to see if it is improved upon.

6. Adventures of a Young Man (1962) - directed by Martin Ritt costarring Diane Baker. Paul Newman is tenth billed and thus plays a very small part.

7. What a Way to Go! (1964) - directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Shirley MacLaine as a woman who brings fortune, fame, and death to all of her husbands. Paul Newman plays one of them, so this really is not his film.

8. Hombre (1967) - directed by Martin Ritt and costarring Frederic March. This is a very good western with the focus back on Newman in the lead.

9.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - directed by George Roy Hill and costarring Robert Redford. A delightful western with comic and tragic touches.

10. Towering Inferno (1974) - costarring Steve McQueen. Newman plays an architect who returns from a long vacation to find that the skyscraper he designed has been constructed in a substandard fashion. A fire breaks out the night that the building owner is hosting a party on the roof celebrating the building's opening.

11. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) - directed by Robert Altman and costarring Joel Grey. A bit too long, and somewhat controversial tale with Newman as Buffalo Bill.

12. Quintet (1979) - directed by Robert Altman and costarring Vittorio Gassman. Futuristic film in which bored humanity has invented a game - "Quintet" - to pass the time. However, dying is the penalty for the human game pieces.

13. The Verdict (1982) - Sidney Lumet directs and James Mason costars in a courtroom drama involving medical malpractice in which Newman's character lands a case where all parties wish to settle out of court. However, Newman's character wants to pursue the case to trial.

Thirteen films in all, although I'm not sure why "Adventures of a Young Man" is included since Newman's role here is very small, and this is not even a major film. A booklet is also supposed to be included with this set.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Your DVDs will be scratched, January 5, 2010

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Yeah Well Okay (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection (DVD)

This is in no way a review of the movies included in the collection, but entirely based on the packaging faults.

When I received this, six of the DVDs had come loose from their pockets and had been terribly scratched. The DVDs are not kept in cases, and are not in any way locked in. They are instead slid into pockets on a fold-out DVD case. There is nothing to prevent the DVDs from coming loose, and the pockets do not secure them tightly to start with. Needless to say, I had to return the product.

If you really want this, I suggest buying it somewhere you can be sure that the discs are not loose from travel.

I've never felt the need to write a review for anything I've purchased from Amazon before, but I had to in this case.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardly Definitive, October 8, 2009

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Kenneth E. Stein "kenneth" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection (DVD)

Well, like most tributes and memorial services I've ever been to, they end up reflecting just a pale shadow of the loved one and inevitably leave you missing the real person all the more. Many of this magnificent artist's by far not greatest films just sort of all thrown together (mostly just two or three stars at best) as well as a few of the truly great ones -- The Hustler and The Verdict. Buy those two to watch over and over and rent the others to watch once, but sheesh. This collection sure is hardly definitive. Just some big quick bucks for some big corporation. Yawn.