The Way We Were

Director: Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack

Overview

"Sydney Pollack's romantic drama The Way We Were comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Portuguese subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, a featurette featuring new interviews with the major players, theatrical trailers, and production notes. Columbia/TriStar deserves credit for doing such a fine job with an older title."

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/1999
UPC:	0043396028500
Original Release:	1973
Rating:	PG
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:58:00
Sales rank:	1,030

Special Features

Digitally remastered audio and anamorphic video; Director Sydney Pollack's audio commentary; New making-of documentary: "Looking Back"; Interactive menus; Audio: English 5.1 [Dolby Digital] and two-channel [Dolby Surround]; Talent files; Theatrical trailers; Bonus Trailers; Production notes; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Protuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Barbra Streisand	Katie
Robert Redford	Hubbell
Bradford Dillman	J.J
Lois Chiles	Carol Ann
Patrick O'Neal	George Bissinger
Viveca Lindfors	Paula Reisner
Allyn Ann McLerie	Rhea Edwards
Murray Hamilton	Brooks Carpenter
Herb Edelman	Bill Verso
Diana Ewing	Vicki Bissinger
Sally Kirkland	Pony Dunbar
Marcia Mae Jones	Peggy Vanderbilt
Don Keefer	Radio Actor
George Gaynes	El Morocco Captain
Eric Boles	Army Corporal
Barbara Peterson	Ash Blonde
Roy Jenson	Army Captain
Brendan Kelly	Rally Speaker
James Woods	Frankie McVeigh
Constance Forslund	Jenny
Robert Gerringer	Dr. Short
Susan Blakely	Judianne
Edward Power	Airforce
Suzanne Zenor	Dumb Blonde
Dan Seymour	Guest
Dorian Cusick	Professor's Wife
Don Koll	Officer Dining
Robert Dahdah	Officer Passing Plaza
Sean Collins	Army Corporal
Beverly Goodman	Young Lady Pedestrian
George Gavnes	El Morocco
Andrea True	Actor
Marvin Hamlisch	Composer
Marilyn Bergman	Composer

Technical Credits

Arthur Laurents

David Rayfiel

Dalton Trumbo

Francis Ford Coppola

Alvin Sargent

Sydney Pollack	Director
Arthur Laurents	Screenwriter
Ray Stark	Producer
Richard Portman	Sound Effects
Kay Rose	Sound Effects
Sharron Miller	Sound Effects
Jerry Trent	Sound Effects
David Rayfiel	Screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo	Screenwriter
Francis Ford Coppola	Screenwriter
Richard Roth	Producer
Alvin Sargent	Screenwriter
Raymond Stark	Producer
Jack Solomon	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

An old-fashioned Hollywood melodrama with a progressive gloss, The Way We Were succeeds on the basis of the romantic chemistry between stars Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand. The film tackles the issue of commitment -- political, romantic or otherwise -- but it is the roller coaster love affair that's at the heart of the film. The sprawling script covers a lot of ground, and director Sydney Pollack occasionally strains under the weight of the material. Supposedly, some of Way We Were's more political scenes were cut by the studio, diminishing much of their impact and muddling the film's conclusion. Still, time and time again, it is the charisma between Redford and Streisand that floats the film over its rough spots. Streisand sang the title song, which won an Academy Award and became her first number one single.