| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Classic musicals collection
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Classic musicals collection.
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| System Details |
DVD format, coded for Region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Music and lyrics by Cole Porter; based on the play by Samuel and Bella Spewack; musical direction, André Previn and Saul Chaplin; choreography by Hermes Pan. |
| Cast |
Kathryn Grayson; Howard Keel; Ann Miller; Keenan Wynn; Bobby Van; Tommy Rall; James Whitmore; Kurt Kasznar; Bob Fosse; Ron Randell; Willard Parker. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: 2 short films; music only track; behind-the-scenes notes; theatrical trailer. |
| Summary |
Two squabbling, 20th-century formerly married actors are cast as squabbling Renaissance romantics in a musical version of The taming of the shrew. They fight it out on stage and, as life imitates art, they continue to clash backstage. |
| Contents |
Cole Porter in Hollywood : Too darn hot / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; written, produced and directed by Peter Fitzgerald -- Mighty Manhattan, New York's wonder city / directed by James H. Smith ; produced and narrated by James A. FitzPatrick. |
| Language |
In English, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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| Subject |
Actors -- Drama.
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Actors. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Kingsley, Dorothy, screenwriter.
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Cummings, Jack, 1900-1989, producer.
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Sidney, George, 1916-2002, director.
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Spewack, Bella Cohen, 1899-1990.
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Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971.
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Grayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010, actor.
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Keel, Howard, 1919-2004, actor.
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Miller, Ann, 1923-2004, actor.
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Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986, actor.
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Van, Bobby, actor.
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Rall, Tommy, actor.
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Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, actor.
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Kasznar, Kurt, 1913-1979, actor.
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Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987, actor.
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Randell, Ron, 1918-2005, actor.
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Parker, Willard, 1912-1996, actor.
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Previn, André, 1929-2019, conductor.
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Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997, conductor.
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Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990, choreographer.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Taming of the shrew.
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Porter, Cole, 1891-1964.
Kiss me, Kate.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Kiss me Kate (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00014001
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| ISBN |
0790744740 |
| Music No. |
65088 Warner Home Video |
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