Sullivan's travels /
A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter.
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Other Authors / Creators: | Sturges, Preston. Jones, Paul, 1901-1968. McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990. Lake, Veronica. Warwick, Robert, 1878-1964. Hayes, Margaret, 1916-1977. Hall, Porter, 1888-1953. Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958. Blore, Eric, 1887-1959. Greig, Robert, 1879-1958. Shuken, Leo, 1906-1976. |
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Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Paramount Pictures, Inc. Janus Films. Criterion Collection (Firm) |
Định dạng: | Đĩa DVD |
Ngôn ngữ: | English |
Language notes: | English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
Imprint: | [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2001] |
Loạt: | Criterion collection ;
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Tóm tắt: | A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter. A Hollywood director wants to abandon comedies and make serious films. In order to feed his creative flame, he travels onto the street disguised as a hobo in order to endure real hardship. A Hollywood director poses as a hobo for his next work, a serious social epic. Directed by Preston Sturges. |
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Mô tả sách: | Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. "Janus Films." Special features: audio commentary by Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean ; Preston Sturges: the rise and fall of an American dreamer, a 76-minute documentary made by Kenneth Bowser for PBS's American masters series ; interview with Preston Sturges' widow Sandy Sturges ; Hedda Hopper interview with Preston Sturges ; archival audio recordings of Sturges singing his original composition My love and reciting the poem If I were king ; storyboards and blueprints ; production stills archive ; scrapbook of original publicity materials ; original theatrical trailer. |
Mô tả vật lý: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details: | DVD. |
Thính giả: | Not rated by MPAA. |
Credits: | Director of photography, John Seitz ; editor, Stuart Gilmore ; music, Leo Shuken and Charles Bradshaw. |
Cast: | Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Margaret Hayes, Porter Hall, Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore, Robert Greig, Georges Renavent, Harry Rosenthal. |
số ISBN: | 1559409193 |