| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; film editor, William Lyon ; musical director, Morris Stoloff. |
| Note |
Videocassette release of the 1953 motion picture. |
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Date from video label and container. |
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Based on the novel by James Jones. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Summary |
Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. |
| Awards |
Academy Award winner, 1953: Best picture, Best director, Best supporting actor (Frank Sinatra), Best supporting actress (Donna Reed), Best screen play, Best B&W cinematography, Best sound, Best editing. |
| Subject |
War films -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1953.
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| Added Author |
Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997.
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Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994.
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Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998.
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Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007.
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Clift, Montgomery.
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Reed, Donna, 1921-1986.
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Borgnine, Ernest, 1917-2012.
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| ISBN |
0800178831 |
| Music No. |
05319 Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment |
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