| Edition |
1942 motion picture release. |
| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono Dolby digital |
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videodisc |
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NTSC |
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video file DVD video region 1 |
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Motion picture. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC region 1; Dolby Digital monophonic. |
| Cast |
Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Richard Bennett. |
| Credits |
Photography, Stanley Cortez ; set designer, Mark-Lee Kirk, Al Fields ; film editor, Robert Wise ; costumes, Edward Stevenson. |
| Summary |
A brilliant, moving portrayal of an aristocratic American family in what many critics consider a masterpiece equal to Citizen Kane. Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington, the drama begins in the 1870s when the Amberson family is at the height of its wealth and prestige. But the day arrives when all the Ambersons are stunned by the truth of their financial ruin. |
| Note |
Credits spoken by narrator (Orson Welles). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1942. |
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From the novel by Booth Tarkington. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Awards |
Named to the National Film Registry in 1991 by the Library of Congress. |
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1943 Academy Awards (U.S.) nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Agnes Moorhead); Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Stanley Cortez); Best Picture (Mercury); Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White (Albert S. D'Agostino, A. Roland Fields, Darrell Silvera). |
| Language |
In English and Spanish, with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles; SDH captions for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Families -- Middle West -- Drama.
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Families. |
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Middle West. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Inheritance and succession -- Drama.
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Inheritance and succession. |
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Loss (Psychology) -- Drama.
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Loss (Psychology) |
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Mothers and sons -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons. |
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Social change -- Drama.
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Social change. |
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Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 -- Film adaptations.
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Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946. |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, screenwriter, film director, narrator.
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Cortez, Stanley, cinematographer.
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Kirk, Mark-Lee, art director.
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Fields, A. Roland, art director.
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Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, editor of moving image work.
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Stevenson, Edward (Edward M.), costume designer.
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Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994, actor.
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Costello, Dolores, 1905-1979, actor.
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Baxter, Anne, actor.
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Holt, Tim, 1918-1973, actor.
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Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974, actor.
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Collins, Ray, 1889-1965, actor.
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Sanford, Erskine, 1885-1969, actor.
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Bennett, Richard, 1873-1944, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
Magnificent Ambersons.
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RKO Radio Pictures, production company.
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Mercury Productions, production company.
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Warner Bros.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Orson Welles' The magnificent Ambersons |
| ISBN |
0780676483 |
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9780780676480 |
| Standard No. |
883929189106 |
| Music No. |
1000202178 Warner Home Video |
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200048841 Warner Home Video |
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300037566 Warner Home Video |
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