| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Elia Kazan collection ; v.2.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
In English, with optional subtitles in English (SDH), French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Alfred Newman. |
| Note |
Adapted from the novel by Betty Smith. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945. |
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Also available: hardcover book (100 pages : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm.) entitled: Elia Kazan / written by David M. Gillen. |
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Extras include: Commentary by film historian Richard Schickel, with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson, and Norman Lloyd; The making of A tree grows in Brooklyn; An appreciation of Dorothy McGuire; Movietonews: Betty Smith acknowledges artist renderings of the characters from her novel; Movietonews: Motion picture Academy Awards, Oscars for film achievements; sneak peek. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
Based on Betty Smith's novel, the film tells the story of a girl who strives for a better life, despite her family's poverty, which is caused in part by her father's alcoholism. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1946: Best actor in supporting role (Dunn). |
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National Film Registry selection, 2010. |
| Subject |
Smith, Betty, 1896-1972 -- Film adaptations.
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Families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Alcoholics -- Family relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1946.
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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 |
Kazan, Elia, director.
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Lighton, Louis D. (Louis Duryea), 1895-1963, producer.
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Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945, screenwriter.
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Davis, Frank, 1897-1984, screenwriter.
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McGuire, Dorothy, 1918-2001, actor.
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Dunn, James, 1901-1967, actor.
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Garner, Peggy Ann, actor.
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Blondell, Joan, actor.
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Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970, composer.
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Smith, Betty, 1896-1972.
Tree grows in Brooklyn.
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Gillen, David M.
Elia Kazan.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Betty Smith's A tree grows in Brooklyn |
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Tree grows in Brooklyn (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
024543706465 (set) |
| Music No. |
2270650 20th Century Fox |
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