After months of talk, Paramount finally gives us the date and details for the release of the remastered Godfather films.

The films will be released individually ($19.95 each), and has a set, on September 23rd. The collection will be released both on DVD ($72.99) and Blu-Ray ($11995).

Details:

For DVD:
The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration DVD Collection, enhanced for 16:9 TVs, with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and English Mono (The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II) and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The DVD disc breakdown is as follows:

Disc 1:

– The Godfather feature film
– Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 2:

– The Godfather, Part II feature film
– Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 3:

– The Godfather, Part III feature film
– Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 4: (previously released special features)

– Making of The Godfather
– Additional Scenes
– Filming Locations
– The Corleone Family Tree
– The Music of The Godfather
– The Godfather Historical Timeline
– Profiles on the Filmmakers
– Photo Galleries and Storyboards

Disc 5: (new special features)

– Godfather World
– The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t
– …when the shooting stopped
– Emulsional Rescue: Revealing The Godfather
– The Godfather on the Red Carpet
– Four Short Films on The Godfather
— The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II
— Cannoli
— Riffing on the Riffing
— Clemenza

Blu-Ray details:
THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray four-disc set is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Mono (except The Godfather: Part III) and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The following special features are presented in high definition as noted:

Disc 1:

– The Godfather feature film
– Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 2:

– The Godfather, Part II feature film
– Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 3:

– The Godfather, Part III feature film
– Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 4:

– Godfather World (HD)
– The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t (HD)
– …when the shooting stopped (HD)
– Emulsional Rescue: Revealing The Godfather (HD)
– The Godfather on the Red Carpet (HD)
– Four Short Films on The Godfather
— The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II (HD)
— Cannoli (HD)
— Riffing on the Riffing (HD)
— Clemenza (HD)
– The Family Tree
– Crime Organization Chart
– Connie and Carlo’s Wedding Album

2001 DVD Archive:

-Behind the Scenes
— The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
— On Location
— Francis Coppola’s Notebook
— The Music of the Godfather
— Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting
— Gordon Willis on Cinematography
— Storyboards from The Godfather, Part II
— Storyboards from The Godfather, Part III
— The Godfather: Behind the Scenes 1971
– The Filmmakers
— Francis Ford Coppola
— Mario Puzo
— Gordon Willis
— Dean Tavoularis
— Nino Rota
— Carmine Coppola
– Additional Scenes
– Acclaim & Response
– Trailers (HD)
– Photo Gallery
– Rogues’ Gallery