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Sullivan's travels
Title
Sullivan's travels / a Paramount Picture ; producer, Paul Jones ; written and directed by Preston Sturges.
ISBN
9781604659757
1604659750
Edition
DVD special edition.
Publication
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Notes
Full screen (1.37:1) aspect ratio.
"High-definition digital restoration"--Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Special features: Audio commentary from 2001 by filmmakers Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean; Preston Sturges: the rise and fall of an American dreamer (1990), a 76-minute documentary made by Bowser for PBS's American Masters series; New video essay by film critic David Cairns, featuring filmmaker Bill Forsyth; Interview from 2001 with Sandy Sturges, the director's widow; Interview with Sturges by gossip columnist Hedda Hopper from 1951; Archive audio recordings of Sturges; Essay by critic Stuart Klawans.
Director of photography, John Seitz ; music, Sigmund Krumgold, Leo Shuken, Charles Bradshaw ; editor, Stuart Gilmore.
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Summary
A Hollywood director wants to abandon comedies and make serious films. In order to feed his creative flame, he travels onto the street disguised as a hobo in order to endure real hardship.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 03, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 118
Credits
Director of photography, John Seitz ; music, Sigmund Krumgold, Leo Shuken, Charles Bradshaw ; editor, Stuart Gilmore.
Cast
Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Margaret Hayes, Porter Hall, Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore, Robert Greig, Georges Renavent, Harry Rosenthal.
System details note
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital, monaural.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
CC2467D Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Action and adventure films.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Paramount Pictures, Inc., production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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