| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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all regions rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. |
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Title from container. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; region 0; Aspect ratio 1.37:1; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Cast |
William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee, Stuart Erwin, Frank Craven, Doro Merande, Philip Wood, Ruth Tobey, Douglas Gardner, Arthur B. Allen, Charles Trowbridge, Spencer Charters. |
| Summary |
Touching, yet unsentimental tender, yet heart-breaking, Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town is a pensive look surrounding the lives of two families in the fictitious hamlet of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. While a literal time capsule of early 20th-century America, the story's power transcends era and locale with its universally timeless themes of love, loss, and the fleeting nature of life. When independent producer Sol Lesser purchased the film rights to Our Town, he signed Wilder to adapt the play for the silver screen, as well as actor Frank Craven, who reprised his stage role as the ₃stage manager₄ for the movie version. The film would go on to earn six Academy Award nominations in all, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Martha Scott in her film debut), and Best Original Score (Aaron Copland). |
| Subject |
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Film adaptations.
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City and town life -- New Hampshire -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Young women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Love -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Death -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Romance films.
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Fiction films.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
Our town.
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Wood, Sam, 1883-1949, film director.
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Holden, William, 1918-1981, actor.
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Scott, Martha, 1914-2003, actor.
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Bainter, Fay, 1892-1968, actor.
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Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981, actor.
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ClassicFlix (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
850049732086 |
| Music No. |
CF-0039BLU ClassicFlix |
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2584941X |
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