| Description |
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Warner Bros. family entertainment.
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Elizabeth Taylor the signature collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard full screen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
In English or dubbed French with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Jackie Jenkins, Arthur Treacher, Juanita Quigley, Reginald Owen, Norma Varden, Terry Kilburn, Arthur Shields, Aubrey Mather, Alec Craig, Eugene Loring, Dennis Hoey, Matthew Boulton, Gerald Oliver Smith. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Leonard Smith ; musical score, Herbert Stothart ; recording director, Douglas Shearer ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary ; set decorations, Edwin B. Willis ; special effects, Warren Newcombe ; costume supervision, Irene ; men's wardrobe, Valles ; film editor, Robert J. Kern. |
| Note |
Based on the novel National Velvet by Enid Bagnold. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Note |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Summary |
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes. |
| Awards |
Academy Award: Anne Revere. |
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Academy Awards for best supporting actress (Revere) and film editing. |
| Subject |
Bagnold, Enid -- Film adaptations -- Juvenile fiction.
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Grand National (Horse race) -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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Grand National (Horse race) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Steeplechasing -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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Race horses -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1944.
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| Genre |
Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Brown, Clarence, 1890-1987, director.
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Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996, producer.
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Reeves, Theodore, 1910-1973, screenwriter.
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Deutsch, Helen, screenwriter.
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Rooney, Mickey, actor.
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Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974, actor.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, actor.
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Revere, Anne, 1903-1990, actor.
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Lansbury, Angela, 1925- actor.
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Jenkins, Jackie, 1937- actor.
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Treacher, Arthur, 1894-1975, actor.
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Quigley, Juanita, 1931- actor.
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Owen, Reginald, 1887-1972, actor.
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Varden, Norma, actor.
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Kilburn, Terence, actor.
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Shields, Arthur, 1896-1970, actor.
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Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958, actor.
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Craig, Alec, 1885-1945, actor.
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Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982, actor.
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Hoey, Dennis, 1893-1960, actor.
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Boulton, Matthew, 1893-1962, actor.
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Oliver-Smith, Gerald, actor.
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Smith, Leonard, 1894-1947, cinematographer.
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Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949, composer.
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Shearer, Douglas, 1899-1971, sound designer.
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Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960, artistic director.
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McCleary, Urie, artistic director.
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Willis, Edwin B., set designer.
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Newcombe, Warren, production personnel.
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Irene, 1901-1962, costume designer.
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Valles, 1886-1970, costume designer.
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Kern, Robert J., film editor.
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Bagnold, Enid.
National Velvet.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Loew's Incorporated.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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| ISBN |
0790744163 |
| Standard No. |
012569506329 |
| Music No. |
65063 Warner Home Video |
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67039 Warner Home Video (set) |
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