The disk was shipped to my father-in-law's home, but we were there to open up the shipment. The disk was rattling in its container even before we opened it up. It was not secured on the spindle in its case and was, as a result, scratched. The disk plays OK, but I'm concerned that its effective life is shortened as a result. I have never encountered such a problem before with new DVD's. The film itself is wonderful. This version contains some items which were not in earlier versions which we had seen and this added to our enjoyment of the performance which has been our family tradition to watch every July 4th.1776 (Restored Director's Cut)