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DVD special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 603 |
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The Criterion collection ; 605 |
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David Lean directs Noël Coward |
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David Lean directs Noël Coward.
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 603.
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 605.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; region 1; 1.37:1 aspect ratio; monaural. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtites for the hearing-impaired. |
| Cast |
Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills, Kay Walsh, Stanley Holloway, Amy Veness, Alison Leggatt, Eileen Erskine, John Blythe, Guy Verney, Merle Tottenham, Betty Fleetwood. |
| Credits |
Art director, C.P. Norman ; film editor, Jack Harris ; dress supervisor, Hilda Collins ; music played by the London Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Muir Mathieson ; photographed by Ronald Neame ; [music by Noël Coward, Muir Mathieson, Clifton Parker]. |
| Note |
From a play by Noel Coward. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944. |
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Restored by the BFI National Archive and Granada International. |
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Also issued in box set: David Lean directs Noël Coward, with Blithe Spirit, In which we serve and Brief encounter. |
| Summary |
The story of a London family from 1919 to 1939, and their struggle to maintain a stable life in the period between the two World Wars. |
| Note |
Special features: Barry Day (interview with Noël Coward schlolar Barry Day); The golden age (a 2010 interview with Ronald Neame); Trailer; Rerelease trailer. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945 -- Drama.
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Families -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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London (England) -- Drama.
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Coward, Noel, 1899-1973 -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Havelock-Allan, Anthony, film producer, screenwriter, adapter.
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Lean, David, 1908-1991, screenwriter, adapter, film director.
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Neame, Ronald, screenwriter, adapter, director of photography.
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Coward, Noel, 1899-1973, film producer, composer (expression)
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Newton, Robert, 1905-1956, actor.
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Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982, actor.
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Mills, John, 1908-2005, actor.
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Walsh, Kay, actor.
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Holloway, Stanley, actor.
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Veness, Amy, 1876-1960, actor.
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Leggatt, Alison, actor.
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Erskine, Eileen, 1914-1995, actor.
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Barrymore, John, 1882-1942, actor.
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Verney, Guy, 1915-1970, actor.
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Tottenham, Merle, actor.
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Fleetwood, Betty, actor.
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Delaney, Norman, art director.
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Harris, Jack, 1905-1971, editor of moving image work.
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Collins, Hilda, costume designer.
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Mathieson, Muir, conductor, composer (expression)
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Parker, Clifton, composer (expression)
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Coward, Noel, 1899-1973.
This happy breed.
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Janus Films.
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Granada International.
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Eagle-Lion Films, Inc.
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Two Cities Films.
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Cineguild (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
This happy breed |
| ISBN |
9781604655612 |
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1604655615 |
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9781604655599 (set) |
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1604655593 (set) |
| Standard No. |
715515093316 |
| Music No. |
CC2124D Criterion Collection |
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CC2126D Criterion Collection |
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