| Description |
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Janus films collection
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Janus films collection.
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| System Details |
DVD ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio. |
| Cast |
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everly Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Krasker; film editor, Jack Harris; music director, Muir Mathieson, conducting the National Symphony Orchestra; piano soloist, Eileen Joyce. |
| Note |
Based on the play Still life / by Noel Coward. |
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Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1945. |
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Released as part of the "Essential Art House : 50 Years of Janus Films." |
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"...features a pristine digital transfer of the film in its original language, as well as English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing."--Criterion website. |
| Summary |
Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson star as middle-class suburbanites whose casual friendship evolves into a passionate yearning for each other. But as their affections grow stronger, they must face a difficult decision that will affect both of their lives forever. |
| Subject |
Coward, Noël, 1899-1973 -- Film adaptations.
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Coward, Noël, 1899-1973. |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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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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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Coward, Noël, 1899-1973.
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Lean, David, 1908-1991.
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Havelock-Allan, Anthony.
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Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982.
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Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988.
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Holloway, Stanley.
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Mallory, Jay, 1898-1993.
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Raymond, Cyril, -1973.
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Coward, Noël, 1899-1973.
Still life.
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Pinewood Studios.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Janus Films.
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| Added Title |
Brief encounter |
| Note |
Title from accompanying book : Essential art house |
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Title from container : 50 years of Janus Films |
| Added Title |
Fifty years of Janus Films |
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50 years of Janus Films.
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| ISBN |
$12.92 |
| Music No. |
BRI140 Janus Films |
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