| Description |
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 170.
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| Cast |
Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Greig. |
| Credits |
Photography, Victor Milner ; music, W. Franke Harling, Aljoscha Zimmerman (fidele Gefangnis) ; lyrics, Leo Robin ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller ; camera, Matt Ehling (Peter Bogdanovich introduction) ; editor, Gary Bradley (Peter Bogdanovich introduction). |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932. |
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Based on the play by Laszlo Aladar. |
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Special features: audio commentary by Lubitsch biographer Scott Eyman; new video introduction by Peter Bogdanovich; Lubitsch's 1917 short film Das fidele Gefangnis; 1940 Screen Guild Theater radio program featuring Ernst Lubitsch, Jack Benny, Claudette Colbert, and Basil Rathbone; tributes to Lubitsch written by Billy Wilder, Leonard Maltin, Cameron Crowe, Roger Ebert, and others. |
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Program notes by Armond White and Enno Patalas inserted in container. |
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Series numbering from container. |
| Audience |
MPAA: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, black & white, Dolby digital mono., standard (1:33) aspect ratio; dual-layer. |
| Summary |
"When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women"--Container. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Thieves -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Love -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947.
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Jones, Grover, -1940.
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Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983.
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Harling, W. Franke (William Franke), 1887-1958.
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Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972.
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Francis, Kay, 1905-1968.
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Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966.
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Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970.
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Horton, Edward Everett.
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Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948.
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Greig, Robert, 1879-1958.
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Milner, Victor, 1893-1972.
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Aladar, Laszlo.
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Paramount Publix Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Disc title: Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in paradise |
| ISBN |
1559409290 |
| Standard No. |
715515013123 |
| Music No. |
CC1581D Criterion Collection |
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