| Description |
2 videodiscs (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 457 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 457.
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| Audience |
Rated UNK. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); widescreen (2.0:1); Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.; restored high definition digital transfer. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
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Booklet features a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien. |
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Special features: audio commentary featuring film scholar Thomas Doherty; Magnificent obsession (1935, 102 min.), a new digital transfer of John M. Stahl's complete earlier version of the film; "Douglas Sirk: from UFA to Hollywood (1991): a rare 80-minute documentary by German filmmaker Eckhart Schmidt in which Sirk reflects upon his career; video interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Kathryn Bigelow, paying tribute to Sirk; theatrical trailer." |
| Cast |
Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger, Gregg Palmer, Sara Shane, Paul Cavanagh, Judy Nugent. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Milton Carruth ; original music, Frank Skinner. |
| Summary |
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. Bob becomes inextricably linked with Dr. Phillips' widow in a series of wild twists, turns, trials and tribulations. |
| Subject |
DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hunter, Ross.
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Blees, Robert.
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Mason, Sarah Y., 1896-1980.
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Herman, Victor.
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Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987.
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Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007.
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Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985.
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Rush, Barbara, 1927-
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Moorehead, Agnes, 1906-1974.
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Kruger, Otto, 1885-1974.
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Palmer, Gregg, 1927-
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Shane, Sara.
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Cavanagh, Paul, 1895-1964.
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Nugent, Judy.
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Douglas, Lloyd C. (Lloyd Cassel), 1877-1951.
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Universal-International (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Douglas Sirk: from UFA to Hollywood.
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| ISBN |
9781604651102 |
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1604651105 |
| Standard No. |
715515034821 |
| Music No. |
CC1789D Criterion Collection |
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