It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world

DVD 1963

The dying words of a thief spark a madcap cross-country rush to find buried treasure. The most grandly harebrained movie ever made, a pileup of slapstick and borscht-belt-y one-liners performed by an all-star cast.

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ISBN:

9781681433646

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

3 videodiscs (163 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: G

Other Title:

It is a mad, mad, mad, mad world

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1963
Features: new audio commentary featuring "It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo; new documentary on the film's visual and sound effects with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt; excerpt from a 1974 talk show hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters; press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and cast members; excerpts about the influence of the film from the 2000 AFI program 100 years ... 100 laughs; two-part 1963 episode of the TV program Telescope that follows the film's press junket and premiere; The last 70mm film festival (2012) program featuring cast and crew, hosted by actor Billy Crystal; selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio ads for the film, with a new introduction by Freberg; trailers and radio spots; Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and new illustrations by cartoonist Jack Davis, along with a map of the shooting locations by artist Dave Woodman
Music by Ernest Gold ; cinematography by Ernest Laszlo ; edited by Gene Fowler, Jr., Robert C. Jones, Frederic Knudtson ; production design by Rudolph Sternad ; art direction by Gordon Gurnee ; titles, Saul Bass
Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Jonathan Winters, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jimmy Durante
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

Contents:

Disc 1. General release version
Disc 2. Extended version
Disc 3. Supplements

Control Number:

2309592

UPC:

715515204811

Other Authors:

Berle, Milton, actor
Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Gold, Ernest, 1921-1999, composer
Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003, actor
Kramer, Stanley, film producer, film director
Merman, Ethel, actor
Rose, Tania, 1920-2015, screenwriter
Rose, William, 1914-1987, screenwriter
Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967, actor

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