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The hidden fortress

The hidden fortress

DVD 2014

A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director2s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas2s Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa2s trademark deft blend of wr...

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ISBN:
9781681431413
Description:
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical
video file DVD video
monochrome
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not Rated
Notes:
Title from web page
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
Widescreen (2.35:1)
Special features: New audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince; Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film; Interview from 2001 with filmmaker George Lucas about Kurosawa; trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Catherine Russell
Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1)
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Control Number:
1604234
UPC:
715515174817
Other Authors:
Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, film director
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, actor
Uehara, Misa, actor
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