| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
2 DVDs (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 44
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Criterion collection ; 44.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen presentation (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jack Cardiff; choreography, Robert Helpmann; editor, Reginald Mills; music composed, conducted and arranged by Brian Easdale; ballet music conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham. |
| Note |
Based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. |
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"ITV Global Entertainment"--Container. |
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Booklet features an essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt. |
| Summary |
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, including interviews with Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Jack Cardiff, Brian Easdale and Martin Scorsese; audio of actor Jeremy Irons reading excerpts from Powell and Pressburger's novelization of The Red shoes and from Hans Christian Anderson's original fairy tale (in English); Profile of The red shoes, a documentary on the making of the film; video interview with Michael Powell's widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell; Martin Scorsese's collection of Red shoes memorabilia; publicity and production stills; "The Red shoes sketches" (an animated film of Hein Heckroth's painted storyboards) with a comparison to The Red shoes ballet; original theatrical trailer; Powell and Pressburger filmography, with film clips and stills; theatrical trailer. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Bonus features. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 -- Film adaptations.
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Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Subject |
Ballerinas -- Drama.
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Ballerinas. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Ballet companies -- Drama.
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Ballet companies. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films -- Great Britain.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972, producer.
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Powell, Michael, 1905-1990, screenwriter, producer, director.
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Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988, screenwriter, producer, director.
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Winter, Keith, 1906-1983, screenwriter.
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Walbrook, Anton, 1896-1967, actor.
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Goring, Marius, 1912-1998, actor.
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Shearer, Moira, 1926-2006, actor.
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Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986, choreographer.
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Easdale, Brian, 1909-1995, composer.
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Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875.
Røde sko.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604652895 |
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1604652896 |
| Standard No. |
715515059411 |
| Music No. |
CC1907 The Criterion Collection |
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