| Edition |
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert. |
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digital optical surround rda |
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video file Blu-Ray rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 757 |
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Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 757.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
In English with optional SDH English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Barry Primus, Sandra McCabe, David Keith, Harry Dean Stanton, Will Hare, Rudy Bond, Don Calfa, James Keane, Doris Roberts, Sandy Ward, Michael Greer, Claude Sacha, Michael St. Laurent, Sylvester, Pearl Heart. |
| Credits |
Film editor, Robert L. Wolfe ; costumes designed by Theoni V. Aldredge ; music arranged and supervised by Paul A. Rothchild ; production designed by Richard MacDonald ; director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1979 motion picture. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Rose is one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Her life of constant sex, drugs and rock and roll, along with constant touring, prove to be too much to handle. Nominated for four Academy Awards. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary (features director Mark Rydell); Bette Midler (March 2015 interview); Mark Rydell (December 2014 interview, the director discusses the making of the film with his friend the filmmaker Charles Dennis); Vilmos Zsigmond (December 2014 interview, the director of photography talks about the film with cinematographer John Bailey); "Today" (segment from the June 27, 1978 episode of NBC's Today, Tom Brokaw interviews singer and actor Bette Midler and director Mark Rydell on one of the locations for The rose); Gene Shalit and Bette Midler (interview, originally aired on NBC News on November 8 and 9, 1979, film critic Gene Shalit talks to Bette Midler about her performance in The rose). Insert includes an essay by music critic Paula Mejia. |
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Widescreen (1.85:1). |
| Subject |
Women rock musicians -- Drama.
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Rock musicians -- Drama.
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Substance abuse -- Drama.
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Success -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
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Fame -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Musical 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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| Added Author |
Rydell, Mark, 1934- film director.
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Worth, Marvin, film producer.
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Russo, Aaron, film producer.
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Ray, Anthony M., film producer.
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Kerby, Bill, screenwriter.
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Goldman, Bo, 1932- screenwriter.
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Midler, Bette, actor.
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Bates, Alan, 1934-2003, actor.
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Forrest, Frederic, actor.
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Primus, Barry, 1938- actor.
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McCabe, Sandra, actor.
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Keith, David, 1954- actor.
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Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-2017 actor.
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Hare, Will, 1919-1997, actor.
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Bond, Rudy, 1912-1982, actor.
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Calfa, Don, 1940- actor.
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Keane, James, 1952- actor.
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Roberts, Doris, 1925-2016 actor.
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Ward, Sandy, actor.
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Greer, Michael, 1943-2002, actor.
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Wolfe, Robert L., 1928-1981, editor of moving image work.
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Aldredge, Theoni V., costume designer.
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Rothchild, Paul A., 1935-1995, arranger of music.
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MacDonald, Richard, 1919-1993, production designer.
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Zsigmond, Vilmos, director of photography.
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Dennis, Charles, 1946- interviewer (expression)
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Bailey, John, 1942 August 10- interviewer (expression)
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Brokaw, Tom, interviewer (expression)
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Shalit, Gene, 1936- interviewer (expression)
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Mejia, Paula, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781604659955 |
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1604659955 |
| Standard No. |
715515146418 |
| Music No. |
CC2483BD The Criterion Collection |
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