Hobson's choice

DVD 2008

An owner of a Victorian-era boot shop finds himself in a battle of wills with his headstrong eldest daughter, who wants to make her own professional and personal decisions in her life. Bonus features include commentary, documentary, essay, interviews, and more.

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ISBN:

9781604651195
1604651199

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
monochrome
digital
optical
mono
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Ontarion Film Review Board rating: PG
Ontario Film Review Board rating: PG

Other Title:

Hollywood greats. Charles Laughton

Notes:

Based on the play by Harold Brighouse
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954; c1953
"A Janus Films presentation"--Opening credits
Special features: audio commentary featuring film scholars Alain Silver and James Ursini; theatrical trailer; episode of The Hollywood greats: Charles Laughton / written and presented by Barry Norman; producer, Barry Brown; director, Margaret Sharp ; BBC (ca. 44 min. ; 1978)
Accompanying booklet has a new essay by film critic Armond White and information about the new remastered transfer from a 1953 combined fine-grain master positive
Photographed by Jack Hildyard ; editor, Peter Taylor ; music, Malcolm Arnold ; played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; music director Muir Mathieson ; costumes, John Armstrong; art director, Wilfred Shingleton
Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Daphne Anderson, Joseph Tomelty, Richard Wattis, Prunella Scales
DVD, region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital monaural, high definition digital transfer from restoration
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

Control Number:

525759

UPC:

715515042116

Other Authors:

Anderson, Daphne, 1922-2013
Arnold, Malcolm
Brighouse, Harold, 1882-1958. Hobson's choice
British Lion Films
Browne, Wynyard, 1911-1964
Criterion Collection (Firm)
De Banzie, Brenda, 1915-1981
Hildyard, Jack
Janus Films
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962
Lean, David, 1908-1991
London Films
Mills, John, 1908-2005
Scales, Prunella
Spencer, Norman, 1914-
Tomelty, Joseph, 1910-1995
Wattis, Richard

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