| Description |
2 videodiscs (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 396 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 396.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
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Special features: Disc one: The film with new, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard; theatrical trailer ; Disc two: "Portrait of a '60% perfect man': Billy Wilder," a 1980 documentary featuring in-depth interviews with Wilder by film critic Michel Ciment; a 1984 interview with Kirk Douglas; excerpts from a 1986 appearance by Wilder at the American Film Institute; excerpts from an audio interview with coscreenwriter Walter Newman; new video afterword by filmmaker Spike Lee; stills gallery; new essays by film critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady, Richard Benedict, Ray Teal, Frank Jaquet. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Chales B. Lang, Jr. ; art director, Hal Pereira, Earl Hedrick ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Hugo Friedhofer ; costume designer, Edith Head. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Chuck Tatum is an amoral newspaper reporter caught in dead-end Albuquerque who happens upon the story of a lifetime. He will do anything to ensure he gets the scoop. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The Film -- Disc 2. The Supplements. |
| Awards |
National Board of Review, 1951: Best Actress (Jan Sterling). |
| Subject |
Reporters and reporting -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Immorality -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Albuquerque (N.M.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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| Added Author |
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002.
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Samuels, Lesser.
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Newman, Walter.
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-
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Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004.
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Arthur, Robert, 1925-2008.
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Hall, Porter, 1888-1953.
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Cady, Frank, 1915-2012.
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Benedict, Richard, 1916-1984.
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Teal, Ray, 1902-1976.
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Jaquet, Frank.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Billy Wilder's Ace in the hole |
| ISBN |
1934121681 |
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9781934121689 |
| Standard No. |
715515024723 |
| Music No. |
CC1705D Criterion Collection |
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CC2355BDDVD Criterion Collection |
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