| Description |
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1934 motion picture production. |
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Special features: How the Myth was made (a 60 min. documentary about the making of Man of Aran, presented in color) -- Hidden and Seeking: a documentary excerpt featuring Frances Flaherty (presented in b&w) -- Flaherty and Film: a filmed discussion of Man of Aran with Frances Flaherty (presented in b&w) -- Looking Back: Robert J. Flaherty reflects on the making of Man of Aran (presented in color) -- Outside the Frame: a gallery of rare photos and sketches (presented in b&w). |
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"Specially composed score based on the original Irish folk songs of the Aran Islands"--Credits. |
| Credits |
Original music, John Greenwood, musical score by John Greenwood under the direction of Louis Levy; music direction, Louis Levy; editor and scenarist, John Goldman; cinematography, Robert J. Flaherty; assistant director, Pat Mullin (John), of Aran. |
| Cast |
Colman "Tiger" King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dillane. |
| Event |
Recorded at Gainsborough Studios, Islington (London, England). |
| Summary |
Documents the life of a family in a small fishing village in the Aran Islands, Ireland, as it struggles to win the daily battle against its magnificent opponent--the sea. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Fishing villages -- Ireland -- Aran Islands.
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Aran Islands (Ireland) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
DVD (Digital video discs).
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| Added Author |
Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951.
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King, Colman.
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Dirrane, Maggie.
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Dillane, Michael.
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Gaumont British Picture Corp.
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Gainsborough Studios.
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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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| Note |
At head of title: Robert Flaherty's |
| ISBN |
078002480X |
| Standard No. |
037429163924 |
| Music No. |
MAN 240 Home Vision Entertainment |
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