DVD
Greatest classic films collection. Murder mysteries
Record details
- ISBN: 1419879839
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Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (431 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc - Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. The Maltese falcon is based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. The big sleep is based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. The postman always rings twice is based on the novel by James M. Cain. The Maltese falcon originally released as a motion picture in 1941 ; The big sleep originally released as a motion picture in 1946 ; Dial M for murder originally released as a motion picture in 1955 ; The postman always rings twice originally released as a motion picture in 1946. Special features: Disc 1, Side A: Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Warner Night at the Movies 1941 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, Technicolor musical short "The gay Parisian," "Hiawatha's rabbit hunt" classic cartoon, "Meet John Doughboy" classic cartoon; 2 trailers. Side B: "The big sleep comparisons 1945/1946" featurette with UCLA archivist Robert Gitt analyzing differences between the movie's 2 versions; theatrical trailer. Special features: Disc 2, Side A: "Hitchcock and Dial M" featurette; "3-D: a brief history" featurette; theatrical trailer. Side B: "The John Garfield story" documentary profile; introduction by historian Richard Jewell; behind-the-scenes image gallery; trailers of both 1946 and 1981 versions. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 2. Side A: Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for murder / [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; written by Frederick Knott ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; (1955 ; 105 min. ; col.) -- Side B: The postman always rings twice / M-G-M presents a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; produced by Carey Wilson ; screenplay by Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch ; directed by Tay Garnett ; (1946 ; 113 min. ; b&w). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Dial M for murder: Music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin. The big sleep: Music, Max Steiner. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | The postman always rings twice cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed. Dial M for murder cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummins, John Williams. The big sleep cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone. The Maltese falcon cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstrett. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated (The Maltese falcon ; The big sleep ; The postman always rings twice) [or] MPAA rating: PG (Dial M for murder). |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, double-sided. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | These DVD discs are copy protected. |
| Language Note: | Subject headings for the deaf and hard of hearing and closed-captioned (both symbols listed on container) English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. The Maltese falcon: English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. The big sleep: English dialogue, English or French subtitles. Dial M for murder: English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. The postman always rings twice: English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
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| Genre: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Detective and mystery films. |
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Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cambria County Library | DVD Gre (Text) | 85131001273987 | CACM DVD | Available | - |
| Kutztown Community Library | GRE (Text) | 33249019197320 | DVD Series | Available | - |
| Montrose | F DVD GREA (Text) | 37000009222628 | SSQM Main Floor | Available | - |
| Muhlenberg Community Library | GRE (Text) | 33249019388101 | DVD | Available | - |
| Taylor Community Library | DVD GREATES (Text) | 50692010728759 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Wernersville Public Library | GRE (Text) | 33249022143964 | DVD | Available | - |
