| Edition |
[Widsecreen]. |
| Description |
2 DVD's (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 457
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Criterion collection ; 457.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital 1.0 mono. |
| Cast |
Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger, Gregg Palmer, Sara Shane, Paul Cavanagh, Judy Nugent. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Milton Carruth ; original music, Frank Skinner ; color, Technicolor. |
| Note |
"2:00:1 aspect ratio"--Container. |
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From the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
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Booklet features a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien. |
| Summary |
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns about the doctor's secret - to give selflessley and in secret - he decides to give it a try. He alienates the doctor's widow, Helen, with whom Bob has now fallen in love. His persistence causes another tragedy, and he must remake his life. |
| Note |
Special features: New, restored, High-Definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring film scholar Thomas Doherty; Magnificent obsession (1935, 102 min.): a new digital transfer of John M. Stahl's complete earlier version of the film; "Douglas Sirk: from UFA to Hollywood (1991): a rare 80-minute documentary by German filmmaker Eckhart Schmidt in which Sirk reflects upon his career; video interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Kathryn Bigelow, paying tribute to Sirk; theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Men -- Conduct of life. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Lifesaving -- Equipment and supplies -- Drama.
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Lifesaving -- Equipment and supplies. |
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Widows -- United States -- Drama.
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Widows. |
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United States. |
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Persistence -- Drama.
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Persistence. |
| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Men. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Added Author |
Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987.
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Hunter, Ross.
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Blees, Robert.
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Root, Wells.
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Mason, Sarah Y., 1896-1980.
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Heerman, Victor, 1893-1977.
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Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007.
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Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985.
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Rush, Barbara, 1927-
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Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974.
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Kruger, Otto, 1885-1974.
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Palmer, Gregg, 1927-2015.
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Shane, Sara, 1928-2022.
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Cavanagh, Paul, 1895-1964.
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Nugent, Judy.
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O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948-
Magnificent obsessions.
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Douglas, Lloyd C. (Lloyd Cassel), 1877-1951.
Magnificent obsession.
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Universal-International (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604651102 |
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1604651105 |
| Standard No. |
715515034821 |
| Music No. |
CC1789D Criterion Collection |
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