| Description |
1 videodisc (NTSC, 89 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono., full screen (1.33:1), NTSC, region 1. |
| Language |
In English or Spanish; optional French and Spanish subtitles. |
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English subtitles for the hearing impaired. |
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English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Note |
Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 1942. |
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From the novel by Booth Tarkington. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Richard Bennett. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Orson Welles. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Stanley Cortez; editor, Robert Wise ; music, Bernard Herrmann. |
| Summary |
The story of the decline of a once powerful and wealthy mid-western family as the twentieth century begins. |
| Subject |
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 -- Film adaptations.
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Families -- Indiana -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Children of the rich -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Rich people -- Family relationships -- Indiana -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Inheritance and succession -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mothers and sons -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Remarriage -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Widows -- Family relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Social change -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor.
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Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994, actor.
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Costello, Dolores, 1905-1979, actor.
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Baxter, Anne, actor.
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Holt, Tim, 1918-1973, actor.
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Moorehead, Agnes, 1906-1974, actor.
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Collins, Ray, 1889-1965, actor.
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Sanford, Erskine, 1885-1969, actor.
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Bennett, Richard, 1873-1944, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
Magnificent Ambersons.
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Mercury Theatre.
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RKO Radio Pictures.
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Note |
At head of title: Orson Welles' The magnificent Ambersons |
| Added Title |
Magnificent Ambersons (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
0780676483 |
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9780780676480 |
| Standard No. |
883929189106 |
| Music No. |
2000048841 Warner Home Video (disc) |
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3000037566 Warner Home Video (container) |
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