| Description |
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Archive collection |
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Archive collection.
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| Note |
Rating : Not rated |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital (English only) and Mono. |
| Cast |
Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. |
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Filmed in Marblehead, Mass. |
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Based on the novel by Eileen Bassing. |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Summary |
After a year a young woman emerges from a mental hospital where she has been committed by her husband. When her former 'delusions' seem close to the truth she begins to lose her mind. This film demonstrates how effectively melodrama can both override and simplify the implications of the social issues involved (in this case society's attitude to mental illness) when focused on a strong central performance, one of Simmons' best. While most 'social issue' films tend to date, melodramas like this one have an almost timeless quality. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Joseph F. Biroc ; music, Franz Waxman. |
| Subject |
Mentally ill -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mental illness -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
DVD-Video discs.
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Feature films.
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Film noir.
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Fiction films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
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O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005.
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Fleming, Rhonda, 1923-2020.
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LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987.
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Bassing, Eileen, 1908-1977.
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Bassing, Robert.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
883316287729 |
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883316287729 |
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