Behind the door
(Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Contributors
Willat, Irvin, 1890-1976, film director.
Ince, Thomas H., film producer.
Reed, Luther, screenwriter.
Bosworth, Hobart, 1867-1943, actor.
Novak, Jane, 1896-1990, actor.
Ince, Thomas H., film producer.
Reed, Luther, screenwriter.
Bosworth, Hobart, 1867-1943, actor.
Novak, Jane, 1896-1990, actor.
Published
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Flicker Alley, [2017].
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | BLU-RAY FEATURE BEHIND | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Flicker Alley, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray / DVD Combo
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : silent, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Language
None
UPC
617311685194
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1919.
General Note
Based on the short story by Gouverneur Morris (McClure's magazine, July 1918).
General Note
"This edition of Behind the door includes two versions of the film: the original American release, as well as the Russian export version, re-titled and significantly reconfigured"--Page 9 of booklet.
General Note
"A Paramount Artcraft special."
General Note
Restored by the Library of Congress, Gosfilmofond of Russia and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in 2016.
General Note
Bonus features: original production outtakes; Kvin Brownlow remembering Irvin Willat; restoring Irvin Willat's Behind the door; Slideshow gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography by J.O. Taylor; music composed and performed by Stephen Horne.
Participants/Performers
Hobart Bosworth, Jane Novak, James Gordon, J.P. Lockney, Otto Hoffman, Wallace Beery.
Description
Oscar Krug is a working-class American who is persecuted for his German ancestry after war is declared. Driven by patriotism, Krug enlists and goes to sea. However, tragedy strikes when his wife sneaks aboard his ship and is captured following a German U-boat attack. Krug's single-minded quest for vengeance against the sadistic German submarine commander leads to the film's shocking and brutal climax.
System Details
Blu-Ray:
System Details
DVD: NTSC; all regions; 4:3 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.
Language
Silent with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Willat, I., Ince, T. H., Reed, L., Bosworth, H., Novak, J., Gordon, J., Lockney, J. P., Hoffman, O., Beery, W., Morris, G., Taylor, J. O., & Horne, S. (2017). Behind the door (Deluxe Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition.). Flicker Alley.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irvin Willat et al.. 2017. Behind the Door. [Los Angeles, Calif.]: Flicker Alley.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irvin Willat et al.. Behind the Door [Los Angeles, Calif.]: Flicker Alley, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Willat, I., Ince, T. H., Reed, L., Bosworth, H., Novak, J., Gordon, J. and Lockney, J. P. et al (2017). Behind the door. Deluxe Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edn. [Los Angeles, Calif.]: Flicker Alley.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Willat, Irvin, et al. Behind the Door Deluxe Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition., Flicker Alley, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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