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1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Zachary Scott, Betty Field, J. Carrol Naish |
| Event |
Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 1945. |
| Summary |
In this **Academy Award** nominated drama directed by champion of poetic realism, Jean Renoir, Sam Tucker, a Texan cotton picker, has aspirations to run his own farm and create a better life for his family. Along with his wife, Nona, Sam works tirelessly on an abandoned plot of land, but numerous difficulties and hardships arise, making his humble dream a difficult one to achieve. Nominated for Best Director, Best Sound, and Best Music - Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture at the **Academy Awards**. Winner of Best Director and named one of the Top Ten films of 1945 by the **National Board of Review**. Winner of Best Feature Film at the **Venice Film Festival**. *"A rich, unusual and sensitive delineation of a segment of the American scene well worth filming and seeing." - Bosley Crowther, **New York Times*** *"Jean Renoir's 1945 examination of dirt farmers in the American south is probably his finest Hollywood film, which is to say a masterpiece." - Dave Kehr, **Chicago Reader*** |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Motion Pictures.
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Drama.
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Motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Renoir, Jean, film director.
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Scott, Zachary, actor.
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Field, Betty, actor.
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Carrol Naish, J., actor.
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Kino Lorber (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
2230549 Kanopy |
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