The Philadelphia story
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Cukor, George, 1899-1983 film director.
Mankiewicz, Joseph L. film producer.
Stewart, Donald Ogden, 1894-1980 screenwriter.
Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 actor.
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 actor.
Mankiewicz, Joseph L. film producer.
Stewart, Donald Ogden, 1894-1980 screenwriter.
Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 actor.
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
ISBN
9781681433721, 1681433729
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult AV | Blu-ray DVD PHI | Being transferred between libraries |
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | DVD BLU-RAY FEATURE PHILADEL | Checked out |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | BLURAY GOLDEN ERA P | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681433721, 1681433729
UPC
715515205719
Notes
General Note
Title from disc label.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
General Note
Based on the play by Philip Barry.
General Note
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Audio commentary from 2005 featuring film scholar Jeanine Basinger; "In Search of Tracy Lord,", a new documentary about the origin of the character and her social milieu; New piece about actor Katharine Hepburn's role in the development of the film; Two full episodes of the Dick Cavett show from 1973, featuring rare interviews with Hepburn, plus an excerpt of a 1978 interview from that show with director George Cukor; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1943, featuring an introduction by filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille; Restoration demonstration; Trailer; An essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman.
Participants/Performers
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler.
Description
"With this furiously witty comedy of manners, Katharine Hepburn revitalized her career and cemented her status as the era's most iconic leading lady--thanks in great part to her own shrewd orchestrations. While starring in the Philip Barry stage play The Philadelphia Story, Hepburn acquired the screen rights, handpicking her friend George Cukor to direct. The intoxicating screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart pits the formidable Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Hepburn, at her most luminous) against various romantic foils, chief among them her charismatic ex-husband (Cary Grant) who disrupts her imminent marriage by paying her family estate a visit, accompanied by a tabloid reporter on assignment to cover the wedding of the year (James Stewart, in his only Academy Award-winning performance). A fast-talking screwball comedy as well as a a tale of regret and reconciliation, this convergence of golden-age talent is one of the greatest American films of all time"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; full screen (1.37:1 aspect ratio); uncompressed monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cukor, G., Mankiewicz, J. L., Stewart, D. O., Grant, C., Hepburn, K., Stewart, J., Hussey, R., Howard, J., Young, R., Halliday, J., Nash, M., Weidler, V., Ruttenberg, J., Sullivan, F., Waxman, F., Basinger, J., Nehme, F. S., & Barry, P. (2017). The Philadelphia story (Blu-ray special edition ; full screen.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Cukor et al.. 2017. The Philadelphia Story. [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Cukor et al.. The Philadelphia Story [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cukor, G., Mankiewicz, J. L., Stewart, D. O., Grant, C., Hepburn, K., Stewart, J. and Hussey, R. et al (2017). The philadelphia story. Blu-ray special edn ; full screen. [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cukor, George, et al. The Philadelphia Story Blu-ray special edition ; full screen., The Criterion Collection, 2017.
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