| Description |
2 videodiscs (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
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digital optical mono rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
Criterion collection |
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Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.37:1); mono. |
| Note |
Title from sell sheet. |
| Cast |
Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Eve Arden, Joan Crawford. |
| Note |
Based on a novel by James M. Cain. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1945. |
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Full screen (1.37:1). |
| Summary |
As Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations. |
| Note |
Special features: New conversation about Mildred Pierce with Molly Haskell and Robert Polito; Excerpt from a 1970 episode of The David Frost Show featuring Joan Crawford;l Joan Crawford: The Ultimate movie star; Q&A with actor AnnBlyth from 2002; segment from a 1969 episode of The Today Show featuring novelist James M. Cain; trailer; essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith. |
| Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
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Single mothers -- Drama.
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Mothers and daughters. (OCoLC)fst01026997
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Single mothers. (OCoLC)fst01119370
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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| Added Author |
Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962, film director.
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Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977, actor.
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Blyth, Ann, 1928- actor.
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Carson, Jack, 1910-1963, actor.
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Arden, Eve, 1908-1990, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977.
Mildred Pierce.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781681432656 |
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168143265X |
| Standard No. |
715515192811 |
| Music No. |
CC2729DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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