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Wild Bill : Hollywood maverick
Title
Wild Bill : Hollywood maverick / a Kenneth A. Carlson production ; a film by Todd Robinson ; written and directed by Todd Robinson ; produced by Kenneth A. Carlson.
Published
New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2013]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Created by William A. Wellman, Jr.
Special features: trailers for two Wellman films: A star is born and Nothing sacred.
Cinematography, Theodor M. Angell, Christian Sebaldt ; editor, Leslie Jones ; original music, David Bell.
Summary
As a restless young man early in World War I, William A. Wellman joined the French Foreign Legion, and then became an ace American pilot with the famed Lafayette Escadrille. After being shot down and suffering grave injuries, the war hero returned to civilian life in Hollywood in the 1920s, soon becoming known as Wild Bill for his maverick perspective and two-fisted approach to directing. Narrated by Alec Baldwin.
Variant and related titles
Subtitle from container: Life and times of William A. Wellman
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 18, 2017
Credits
Cinematography, Theodor M. Angell, Christian Sebaldt ; editor, Leslie Jones ; original music, David Bell.
Performers
With: William A. Wellman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Robert Stack, James Garner, Nancy Reagan, Sidney Poitier, Martin Scorsese, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, William A. Wellman Jr., Mike Connors, Darryl Hickman, Arthur Hiller, Tab Hunter, Howard W. Koch, Tom Laughlin, Burgess Meredith, Harry Morgan, Buddy Rogers, Tony Scott, Michael Wayne, Dorothy Wellman, James Whitmore, Richard Widmark, Robert Wise, Jane Wyman; narrated by Alec Baldwin.
System details note
DVD; NTSC; all regions; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.
Videorecording number
K1159 Kino Classics
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographical films.
Biography.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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