It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Blu-ray

Release Year: 1963

Runtime: 192 min

Director: Stanley Kramer

Cast: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman

Studios: United Artists, Casey Productions

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.

Special Features:

Restored 4K digital transfer

of the general release version of the film, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

197-Minute extended version of the film

reconstructed and restored by Robert A. Harris using visual and audio material from the longer original road-show version, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

2013 audio commentary

featuring It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo.

2013 documentary

on the film's visual and sound effects, featuring interviews with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt.

Excerpt from a 1974 talk show

hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring Mad World actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters.

Press interview from 1963

featuring Kramer and cast members.

Excerpts about the influence of the film from the 2000 AFI program 100 Years . . . 1000 Laughs.

Two-part 1963 episode of the TV program Telescope

that follows the film's press junket and premiere.

The Last 70 mm Film Festival

a 2012 program featuring Mad World cast and crew, hosted by actor Billy Crystal, a selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio ads for the film, with a 2013 introduction by Freberg.

Trailers and radio spots

PLUS: An essay

by film critic Lou Lumenick and illustrations by legendary cartoonist Jack Davis.

Technical Specifications:

• 4K digital transfer
• 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio