| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 383 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 383.
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| Note |
Based on a story by Robert Patterson. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
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"Special features include: audio commentary by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini; a new interview with Paul Mason, author of Capturing the Media: Prison Discourse in Popular Culture; theatrical trailer; stills gallery; a new essay by film critic Michael Atkinson, a 1947 profile of producer Mark Hellinger, and rare correspondence between Hellinger and Production Code administrator Joseph Breen over the film's content" --Container. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne DeCarlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby, Sam Levene, Howard Duff, Art Smith, Jeff Corey, Whit Bissell. |
| Summary |
"Joe Collins, along with his fellow inmates, live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins's dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains" --Container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Genre/Form |
Prison films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947.
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Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992.
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Silver, Alain, 1947-
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Ursini, James.
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Breen, Joseph Ignatius, 1890-1965.
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Mason, Paul, 1900-1971.
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Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008.
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Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994.
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Cronyn, Hume.
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Bickford, Charles, 1891-1967.
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De Carlo, Yvonne.
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Blyth, Ann, 1928-
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Raines, Ella, 1921-1988.
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Colby, Anita, 1914-1992.
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Levene, Sam, 1905-1980.
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Duff, Howard.
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Smith, Art, 1899-1973.
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Corey, Jeff, 1914-2002.
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Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996.
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Mark Hellinger Productions, Inc.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1934121304 |
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9781934121306 |
| Standard No. |
715515022828 |
| Music No. |
CC1686D Criterion Collection |
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