UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Universal Cinema Classics brings Universal Studios' library of classic titles to DVD in a special series.

The Universal Cinema Classics line launches with an array of Oscar-worthy films featuring "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Arabian Nights," "Going My Way" and "The Heiress." Four of the most honored films in Hollywood history, these selections earned a combined 26 Academy Award nominations and 12 Academy Awards.

Screen legends including Bing Crosby, Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Barry Fitzgerald, Maria Montez and Lew Ayres star in the first wave of a series that takes viewers from a magic carpet ride over ancient Baghdad to a Washington Square mansion, an inner city church and a barren battleground with acclaimed performances, songs and scripts.

Universal Cinema Classics will showcase some of the finest films in the Universal archives, many for the first time on DVD. All four films have been digitally remastered for optimum picture quality.

"All Quiet on the Western Front"

Follow a group of idealistic young men as they join the German Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

"Arabian Nights"

Jon Hall, Maria Montez and Sabu star in this lush epic story of two half brothers who battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of a sensual, gorgeous dancing girl, Scheherazade.

"Going My Way"

Best Actor winner Bing Crosby shines as Father O'Malley, a young priest new to an established but financially failing parish. When his philosophies conflict with those of curmudgeonly Father Fitzgibbon (Best Supporting Actor winner Barry Fitzgerald), the result is a story of patience, compromise and understanding.

"The Heiress"

Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland is Catherine Sloper, an aristocratic young woman living under the scrutiny of her malevolent father. When a handsome but penniless suitor proposes, her father believes he could only be after her vast estate and threatens disinheritance.