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The Philadelphia story
Title
The Philadelphia story [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
ISBN
0790795760
Edition
Standard version; 2-disc special ed.
Published
[United States?] : Turner Entertainment, c2005.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based on the play by Philip Barry entitled: Philadelphia story.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Special features include: Disc 1. Commentary by Jeannine Basinger ; Disc 2. Documentaries "Katharine Hepburn: all about me, a self-portrait" (1993) and "The men who made the movies: George Cukor" (1973) ; Robert Benchley short "That inferior feeling" (1940) ; cartoon "The homeless flea" (1940) ; two radio adaptations featuring the movie's three stars.
Produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz ; directed by George Cukor ; screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart ; director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman.
In English ; subtitled in English, French, and Spanish. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Academy Awards: Best Screenplay, Donald Ogden Stewart; Best Actor, James Stewart.
Summary
A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
Variant and related titles
Katherine Hepburn, all about me.
Men who made the movies: George Cukor.
That inferior feeling.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 21, 2005
Credits
Produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz ; directed by George Cukor ; screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart ; director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman.
Cast
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler.
System details note
DVD ; Dolby digital.
Audience
Not rated.
Issue number
66990 Turner Entertainment
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