Thieves like us

DVD 2014

Two convicts break out of Mississippi State Penitentiary in 1936 to join a third on a long spree of bank robbing. The youngest of the gang falls in love with a girl he has met at their hideout. Their last robbery in Yazoo City goes bad and all three become notorious men, who are wanted by the law.

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Description:

1 videodisc (123 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
DVD video 4 3/4 in
digital optical mono stereo Dolby Digital 2.0
laser optical NTSC
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR
MPAA rating: R

Notes:

Title from container
From the Edward Anderson novel "Thieves like us"
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974
Special features: Audio commentary by Robert Altman ; Original theatrical trailer
Cinematographer, Jean Boffety ; editor, Lou Lombardo
Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Louise Fletcher, Ann Latham, Tom Skerritt, *Al Scott, John Roper, Mary Waits, Rodney Lee Jr
DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital
In English with optional English subtitles

Control Number:

1159352

UPC:

738329148928

Other Authors:

Altman, Robert, 1925-2006, screenwriter, film director
Anderson, Edward, 1905-1969. Thieves like us
Carradine, Keith, 1949- actor
Duvall, Shelley, 1949- actor
Fletcher, Louise, actor
Latham, Ann, actor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company
Remsen, Bert, 1925-1999, actor
Schuck, John, 1940- actor
Scott, Al, -1990, actor
Skerritt, Tom, actor
Tewkesbury, Joan, screenwriter
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor
United Artists Corporation, production company
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995, screenwriter

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