The Philadelphia story

DVD - 2017

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

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Subjects
Genres
Feature films
Comedy films
Romantic comedy films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington,. NY] : The Criterion Collection [2017]
Language
English
Other Authors
Donald Ogden Stewart, 1894-1980 (screenwriter), George Cukor, 1899-1983 (film director), Cary Grant, 1904-1986 (actor), Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003 (-), James Stewart, 1908-1997, Philip Barry, 1896-1949
Edition
Two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; full screen
Item Description
Based on the play by Philip Barry.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940.
Special features: audio commentary from 2005 featuring film scholar Jeanine Basinger; new introduction to actor Katharine Hepburn's role int he development of the film by documentarians David Heeley and Joah Kramer; In search of Tracy Lord, a new documentary about the origin of the character and her social milieu; two full episodes of the Dick Cavett show from 1973, featuring rare interviews with Hepburn, plus an excerpt of a 1978 interview from that show with director George Cukor; Lux radio theatre adaptation of the film from 1943, featuring an introduction by filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille; restoration demonstration; trailer.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman.
ISBN
9781681433738
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

The 1940 high society classic. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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