| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Bette Davis collection ; Vol. 3 |
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Bette Davis collection ; Volume 3.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. |
| Cast |
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lucile Watson, Beulah Bondi, George Coulouris, Henry Daniell. |
| Credits |
Music, Max Steiner ; directors of photography, Merritt Gerstad, Hal Mohr ; editor, Rudi Fehr. |
| Note |
From the stage play by Lillian Hellman. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. |
| Terms Of Use |
This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional French subtitles or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA: 1944, Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Lukas) |
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Golden Globes, USA: 1944, Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Actor (Paul Lukas) |
| Summary |
Sara and Kurt Muller and their three children are returning to her mother's home in Washington D.C. after 18 years in Europe. A Romanian Count living there discovers Kurt's attache case full of money. He also finds out from friends at the German Embassy that Kurt is working with an anti-Nazi underground group in Germany. He tries to blackmail Kurt. Kurt shoots him and must flee. When Sara hears no more of Kurt, she knows that her oldest son Joshua will soon leave to work in the underground. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary by film historian Bernard F. Dick; "Warner night at the movies 1943" short subjects gallery; vintage newsreel; "Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra" musical short; "The wise quacking duck" classic cartoon; trailers. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984 -- Film adaptations.
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Dispatch cases -- Romania -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Drama.
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Extortion -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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Families -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986. Producer.
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Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Screenwriter.
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Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984. Screenwriter.
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Shumlin, Herman, 1898-1979. Director.
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Davis, Bette, 1908-1989. Actor.
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Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971. Actor.
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Fitzgerald, Geraldine, 1913-2005. Actor.
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Watson, Lucile, 1879-1962. Actor.
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Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981. Actor.
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Coulouris, George, 1903-1989. Actor.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.
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Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984.
Watch on the Rhine.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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First National Pictures, Inc.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on set container: Bette Davis |
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Title on set spine label: Bette Davis. Collection volume three |
| Added Title |
Wise quacking duck.
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| ISBN |
1419864408 |
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9781419864407 |
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1419863800 set |
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9781419863806 set |
| Standard No. |
085391203131 |
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085391187578 set |
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