| Edition |
[Special edition]. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 417 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 417.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., restored High-Definition digital transfer, NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell, Anne Cunningham, Jack Watson, Arthur Lowe, Harry Markham. |
| Credits |
Photographer, Denys Coop ; editor, Peter Taylor ; music composer, Roberto Gerhard ; conductor, Jacques-Louis Monod ; art director, Alan Withy. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by David Storey. |
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Booklet features a new essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard and an article by Anderson from 1963. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Northern England, the early 1960's. Frank Machin is a coal miner who is mean, tough and ambitious enough to rise up and become an immediate professional rugby star. The rugby league team is run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation. His situation is not helped by the more straightforward enticements of Mrs Weaver. |
| Contents |
Disc one: The film -- Disc two: The supplements. |
| Note |
Special features include: Disc one: Audio commentary featuring Paul Ryan and screenwriter David Storey; theatrical trailer. Disc two: "Lindsay Anderson: lucky man?" (2004) documentary; new video interview with Anderson's first producer and close friend Lois Sutcliffe Smith; "Meet the pioneers" (1948), Anderson's first film; "Wakefield express" (1952), an early documentary; "Is that all there is?" (1993), Anderson's autobiographical final film. |
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival, 1963: Best Actor (Richard Harris) |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Rugby League football players -- England -- Yorkshire -- Drama.
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Widows -- England -- Yorkshire -- Drama.
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Ambition -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Sports -- Feature.
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Adaptation -- Feature.
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Romance -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Sports films.
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Motion pictures, British.
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Foreign films -- Great Britain.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Wintle, Julian, 1913-1980.
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Parkyn, Leslie, 1918-1983.
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Reisz, Karel.
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Storey, David, 1933-
This sporting life.
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Anderson, Lindsay, 1923-1994.
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Harris, Richard, 1930-2002.
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Roberts, Rachel, 1927-1980.
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Badel, Alan.
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Hartnell, William, 1908-1975.
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Blakely, Colin.
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Godsell, Vanda, 1922-1990.
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Cunningham, Anne.
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Watson, Jack, 1915-1999.
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Loew, Arthur M., 1897-1977.
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Markham, Harry.
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Janus Films.
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Granada International (Firm)
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Rank Organisation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Meet the pioneers.
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Is that all there is?
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Wakefield Express.
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Lindsay Anderson, lucky man.
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| ISBN |
9781604650112 |
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1604650117 |
| Standard No. |
715515027526 |
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00715515027526 |
| Music No. |
CC1737D Criterion Collection |
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