| Description |
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Studio classics ; 18 |
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Studio classic ; 18.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo., mono. |
| Language |
English or Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell. |
| Credits |
Photography, Leon Shamroy ; music, Cyril Mockridge. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. |
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Based on the play by William Marchant. |
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Special features: Movietone news: "Designers inspired for new creation by film 'Desk set'"; commentary by actors Dina Merrill and Neva Patterson; still gallery; theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Summary |
A classic Hepburn-Tracy romance, about the head of the research department at a TV network and an absent-minded computer genius. |
| Subject |
Downsizing of organizations -- Drama.
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Office practice -- Automation -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Ephron, Henry, 1912-1992.
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Ephron, Phoebe, 1914-1971.
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Lang, Walter, 1898-1972.
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Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967.
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Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003.
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Young, Gig, 1913-1978.
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Blondell, Joan.
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Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974.
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Mockridge, Cyril J. (Cyril John), 1896-1979.
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Marchant, William, 1923-
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Merrill, Dina.
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Patterson, Neva, 1922-2010.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543115649 |
| Music No. |
TWT2221564D |
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