| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 383 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 383.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne DeCarlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby, Sam Levene, Howard Duff, Art Smith, Jeff Corey. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Edward Curtiss ; music, Miklos Rozsa. |
| Note |
Based on a story by Robert Patterson. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
| 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? |
| Note |
Special features: 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. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Prisons -- Drama.
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Prisons -- Officials and employees -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Subject |
Prison films.
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| Added Author |
Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008.
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Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947.
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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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Patterson, Robert.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Universal-International (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1934121304 |
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9781934121306 |
| Standard No. |
715515022828 |
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