Moonrise

DVD 2018

A small-town fable about violence and redemption, it is the final triumph of Frank Borzage, one of Hollywood's most neglected masters. Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, young Danny is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormenter. As the police close in around him, Danny makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man's fiancé, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul...

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ISBN:

9781681434384

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (90 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical
video file DVD video region 1
monochrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

Based on the novel "Moonrise" by Theodore Strauss
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948
Special features: New conversation between author Hervé Dumont and film historian Peter Cowie ; An essay by critic Philip Kemp
Director of photography, John L. Russell ; editor, Harry Keller ; music, William Lava
Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, Allyn Joslyn, Rex Ingram, Henry Morgan, David Street, Selena Royle, Harry Carey, Jr., Irving Bacon, Lloyd Bridges, Houseley Stevenson, Phil Brown, Harry V. Cheshire, Lila Leeds
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

2492022

UPC:

715515214513

Other Authors:

Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959, actor
Borzage, Frank, film director
Clark, Dane, 1912-1998, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Haas, Charles F., 1913-2011, screenwriter, film producer
Lava, William, 1911-1971, composer
Russell, Gail, 1924-1961, actor
motion picture adaptation of (work) : Strauss, Theodore, 1912-2009. Moonrise

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