Edition |
Special edition. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([36] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 320 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 320.
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System Details |
DVD, region 1, Dolby Digital mono, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation. |
Cast |
Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins, Pauline Moore, Richard Cromwell, Donald Meek, Judith Dickens, Eddie Quillan, Spencer Charters, Ward Bond. |
Credits |
Photography, Bert Glennon ; film editor, Walter Thompson ; music, Alfred Newman. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
In this unforgettable portrait of the early life of the Great Emancipator, young Mr. Lincoln, after teaching himself law, has barely started practicing when an Independence Day celebration ends with a stabbing. Abe first stops a lynch mob from killing brothers Matt and Adam Clay, and then defends them against a seasoned prosecutor and his crafty adviser. As presented here, Lincoln is a strong but peaceful frontier democrat, his quiet, awkward, folksy demeanor the outward manifestation of a deep humility, and a wise sadness at human folly. His awareness that his attempts to reconcile opposing forces--despite the occasional temporary victory--are doomed but necessary, hint at the character that will respond to the destiny that awaits him. |
Note |
Special features: a profile of John Ford's early career and a talk show episode featuring Henry Fonda, both from the BBC ; Archival audio interviews with Ford and Fonda, conducted by the filmmaker's grandson Dan Ford ; Academy Award Theater radio dramatization of Young Mr. Lincoln, downloadable as an MP3 file ; Gallery of production documents. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Drama.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Psychology.
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Political plays -- United States.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Trials in motion pictures.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Motion pictures.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Added Author |
Ford, John, 1894-1973.
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Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979.
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Trotti, Lamar, 1900-1952.
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982.
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Brady, Alice, 1892-1939.
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Weaver, Marjorie, 1913-1994.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Cosmopolitan Productions.
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Added Title |
Young Mister Lincoln |
ISBN |
1559409657 |
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9781559409650 |
Standard No. |
715515016728 |
Music No. |
CC1617D Criterion Collection |
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