| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 Booklet. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono Dolby 1.0 rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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Dolby audio 1.0 |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A; Dolby mono 1.0; full frame, aspect ratio 1.37:1; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Soundtrack in English, with optional English subtitle ; SDH |
| Cast |
Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson, Elsa Lanchester, Harold Vermilyea, Dan Tobin, Henry Morgan, Richard Webb, Elaine Riley, Luis Van Rooten, Lloyd Corrigan, Frank Orth, Philip Van Zandt, Henri Letondal, Douglas Spencer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John F. Seitz ; art direction, Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson, and Albert Nozaki ; set decoration, Sam Comer and Ross Dowd ; music score, Victor Young ; editorial supervision, Eda Warren ; costumes, Edith Head. |
| Note |
Based on the novel: The big clock by Kenneth Fearing. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. |
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Full screen (1.33:1). |
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Special feature: new audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin ; Turning back the clock, a newly filmed analysis of the film by the critic and chief executive of Film London, Adrian Wootton ; A difficult actor, a newly filmed appreciation of Charles Laughton and his performance in The big clock by the actor, writer, and theatre director Simon Callow ; rare hour-long 1948 radio dramatization of The big clock by the Lux Radio Theatre, starring Ray Milland ; original theatrical trailer ; gallery of original stills and promotional materials.. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
"Hotshot crime magazine editor George Stroud inadvertently becomes the subject of a murder investigation after spending an evening with his boss' mistress"--Container. |
| Subject |
Periodical editors -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Film adaptations.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film noir.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Film adaptations.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film noir.
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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Farrow, John, 1904-1963, film director.
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Latimer, Jonathan, 1906-1983, screenwriter.
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Maibaum, Richard, film producer.
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Milland, Ray, actor.
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Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962, actor.
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O'Sullivan, Maureen, 1911-1998, actor.
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Macready, George, 1899-1973, actor.
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Johnson, Rita, 1912-1965, actor.
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Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986, actor.
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Vermilyea, Harold, 1889-1958, actor.
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Tobin, Dan, 1909-1982, actor.
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Morgan, Harry, 1915-2011, actor.
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Webb, Richard, 1915-1993, actor.
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Riley, Elaine, 1917-2015, actor.
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Van Rooten, Luis d'Antin, actor.
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Corrigan, Lloyd, 1900-1969, actor.
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Orth, Frank, 1880-1962, actor.
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Van Zandt, Philip, actor.
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Letondal, Henri, 1901-1955, actor.
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Spencer, Douglas, 1910-1960, actor.
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Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979, director of photography.
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Dreier, Hans, 1885-1966, art director.
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Anderson, Roland, art director.
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Nozaki, Albert, 1912-2003, art director.
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Comer, Sam, set designer.
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Dowd, Ross, set designer.
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Young, Victor, 1900-1956, composer (expression)
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Warren, Eda, film editor.
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Head, Edith, costume designer.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fearing, Kenneth, 1902-1961.
Big clock.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc., production company.
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Universal Studios Home Video (Firm), film publisher.
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Arrow Academy (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
760137242581 |
| Music No. |
AA047 Arrow Academy |
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