Description |
1 DVD (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (10 page folded-out ; 19 cm). |
Physical Medium |
plastic |
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4 3/4 in. |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby digital |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 170
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Criterion collection ; 170.
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System Details |
DVD; RSDL dual-layer disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono. |
Cast |
Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Greig. |
Credits |
Photography, Victor Milner ; music, W. Franke Harling (feature), Aljoscha Zimmerman (Das fidele Gefängnis) ; lyrics, Leo Robin. |
Audience |
MPAA: Not rated. |
Note |
Based on the play, The Honest Finder, by Laszlo Aladar. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932. |
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Full screen (1.33:1). |
Summary |
"When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women"--Container. |
Note |
Special features: Peter Bogdanovich introduction; optional audio commentary by Lubitsch biographer Scott Eyman (2002); Das fidele Gefängnis = The merry jail (1917 silent film by Lubitsch, with music added in 2002 by Aljoscha Zimmerman); Tribute to Ernst Lubitsch; Screen Guild Theater radio program (from October 20, 1940, featuring Ernst Lubitsch, Jack Benny, Claudette Colbert, and Basil Rathbone). |
Contents |
Trouble in paradise -- Das fidele Gefängnis = The merry jail / Ernst Lubitsch. |
Awards |
Named to the National Film Registry in 1991 by the Library of Congress. |
Language |
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Subject |
Aladar, Laszlo -- Film adaptations.
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Thieves -- Drama.
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Thieves. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Love -- Drama.
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Love. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Romantic comedy films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Film adaptations.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947, film director, field director.
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Jones, Grover, 1893-1940, adapter, adapter.
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Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983, screenwriter, screenwriter.
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Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972, actor, actor.
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Francis, Kay, 1905-1968, actor, actor.
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Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966, actor, actor.
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Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970, actor, actor.
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Horton, Edward Everett, actor, actor.
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Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948, actor, actor.
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Greig, Robert, 1879-1958, actor, actor.
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Harling, W. Franke (William Franke), 1887-1958, composer (expression), composer.
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Robin, Leo, writer of added lyrics.
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Milner, Victor, 1893-1972, director of photography, cinematographer.
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Eyman, Scott, 1951- commentator, commentator.
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Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022, commentator, commentator.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Aladar, Laszlo.
Honest finder.
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Paramount Publix Corporation, production company, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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Note |
Disc title: Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in paradise |
Added Title |
Fidele Gefängnis.
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Merry jail.
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ISBN |
1559409290 |
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9781559409292 |
Standard No. |
715515013123 |
Music No. |
CC1581D Criterion Collection |
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