| Description |
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Notes |
Dolby surround. |
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Fullscreen format. |
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Based on the novel An American tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the Patrick Kearney play adapted from the novel. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951. |
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"05815" |
| Credits |
Screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown ; produced and directed by George Stevens ; director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Franz Waxman. |
| Cast |
Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters, Keefe Brasselle. |
| Summary |
George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy garnered six Academy Awards and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Elizabeth Taylor. Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Clift's professional and romantic prospects. Consumed with fear and desire, Clift is ultimately driven to a desperate act of passion that unravels his world forever. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Notes |
Closed-captioned. |
| Sujet |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
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Trials (Murder) -- Drama.
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Young men -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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New York (State) -- Drama.
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| Autre Auteur |
Clift, Montgomery. Actor.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932- Actor.
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Winters, Shelley. Actor.
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Brasselle, Keefe. Actor.
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Stevens, George Cooper, 1904- Production personnel. Director.
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Wilson, Michael, 1914- Author of screenplay.
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Brown, Harry, 1917-1986. Author of screenplay.
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Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
American tragedy.
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Paramount Pictures.
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| ISBN |
0792172841 : |
| Standard No. |
097360581546 |
| Music # |
05815 Paramount |
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