| Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color, black and white; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages ; illustrations ; folded to 19 x 12 cm) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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stamping rdapm |
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DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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1.0 Dolby Digital |
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digital optical mono Dolby Digital 1.0 rda |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
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Motion picture lcsh |
| Series |
The Criterion collection 939 |
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Criterion collection ; 939.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 4:3 presentation; Dolby digital 1.0; mono. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Abraham Sofaer, Robert Coote, Joan Maude, Kathleen Byron, Bonar Calleano, Richard Attenborough. |
| Credits |
Music, Allan Gray ; photography, Jack Cardiff ; editor, Reginald Mills ; costumes, Hein Heckroth. |
| Note |
Title from title frame. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946. |
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Full screen. |
| Summary |
After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter encounters the American radio operator to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earth. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Note |
Special features on disc 1: audio commentary from 2009 featuring film scholar Ian Christie; restoration demonstration ; on disc 2: new interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker, director Michael Powell's widow; new interview with film historian Craig Barron on the film's visual effects and production design; interview from 2009 with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; The colour merchant, a 1998 short film by Craig McCall featuring cinematographer Jack Cardiff. |
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Program notes (1 folded sheet) with essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek inserted in container. |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Air pilots -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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Near-death experiences -- Drama.
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Trials -- Drama.
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Air pilots. (OCoLC)fst00802420
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Near-death experiences. (OCoLC)fst01035296
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Trials. (OCoLC)fst01156290
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Romantic comedy films.
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Fantasy films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Fantasy films. (OCoLC)fst01710304
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Romantic comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710433
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972, film producer.
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Cardiff, Jack, director of photography.
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Gray, Allan, 1902-1973, composer (expression)
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Mills, Reginald, 1912-1990, editor of moving image work.
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Heckroth, Hein, costume designer.
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Niven, David, 1910-1983, actor.
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Livesey, Roger, 1906-1976, actor.
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Massey, Raymond, actor.
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Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002, actor.
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Goring, Marius, 1912-1998, actor.
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Sofaer, Abraham, 1896-1988, actor.
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Coote, Robert, 1909-1982, actor.
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Maude, Joan, actor.
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Byron, Kathleen, 1921-2009, actor.
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Calleano, Bonar, actor.
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Attenborough, Richard, actor.
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Archers (Firm), production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Colour merchant (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781681434841 |
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1681434849 |
| Standard No. |
715515218610 |
| Music No. |
CC2927DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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CC2927D The Criterion Collection |
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