| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Dolby digital. |
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Based on the novel An American tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the Patrick Kearney play adapted from the novel. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Franz Waxman. |
| Cast |
Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters, Keefe Brasselle. |
| Summary |
George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy garnered six Academy Awards and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Elizabeth Taylor. Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Clift's professional and romantic prospects. Consumed with fear and desire, Clift is ultimately driven to a desperate act of passion that unravels his world forever. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Trials (Murder) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Young men -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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New York (State) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Clift, Montgomery.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
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Winters, Shelley.
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Brasselle, Keefe.
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Stevens, George, 1904-1975.
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Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
American tragedy.
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| ISBN |
0792172841 |
| Standard No. |
032429273338 |
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097360581546 |
| Music No. |
05815 Paramount |
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