Apparently, the UK version of the Fantasia 60th Anniversary DVD has Deems Taylor’s dialogue from the 1991 video version. Can anyone clarify if that’s correct?
This from about 2 years ago – hope the inference helps:
Spaced Ranger said on 20-Jul-2014:
Doctor M said:
Fantasia (1940): … The laserdiscs were the last release to still have the Deems Taylor’s narrations.
DVD and BD (2000 and 2010) have the restored runtime, but with new narration by Corey Burton. …
Purist recommendation: 2001 60th Anniversary DVD (also available as a 2000 Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 box). …
Ultra Purist recommendation: If you want Deems Taylor you’ll want the shorter running laserdisc.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film):
Fantasia has received three home video releases. The first, featuring the 1990 restored theatrical version, was released on VHS and laser disc on November 1, 1991 as part of the “Walt Disney Classics” line. … This version was also released as a DVD in 2000, outside of the U.S. … [emphasis mine]Would this indicate that the non-Region-1 2000 DVD, with original Stokowski score and Taylor narration (besides it being on digital media, but not knowing included extras) would be a preferred recommendation over the laserdisc?
@Spaced Ranger - That’s the first I’ve heard of a DVD release with Deems Taylor. I’ll update the first page, but has anyone here actually seen the ‘outside the U.S.’ release?
I have a Greek PAL DVD of Fantasia under Walt Disney Classics banner, but it doesn’t have Deems Taylor narration!