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A beautiful woman with a tainted past is enlisted by American agent Devlin to spy on a ring of Nazis in post-war Rio. Her espionage work becomes life-threatening after she marries the most debonair of the Nazi ring, Alex. Only Devlin can rescue her, but to do so he must face his role in her desperat...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Notorious (Motion picture : 1946)
Main Author: Webb, Roy, 1888-1982 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: RKO Radio Pictures, Vanguard Films (Los Angeles, Calif.), Home Vision Entertainment (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Selznick, David O., 1902-1965 (Producer), Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 (Screenwriter), Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Director), Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 (Actor), Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982 (Actor), Rains, Claude, 1889-1967 (Actor), Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956, Konstantin, Leopoldine, 1886-1965, Tetzlaff, Ted, 1903-1995 (Cinematographer), Warth, Theron (Film editor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Subtitles for the deaf and heard of hearing.
Published: [Chicago, Ill.] : Criterion Collection : Home Vision Entertainment, [2001]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 137.
Subjects:
Women spies > Drama.
Espionage, American > Brazil > Drama.
Nazis > Brazil > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Deception > Drama.
Deception.
Espionage, American.
Man-woman relationships.
Nazis.
Women spies.
Brazil.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Spy films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Online Access:The Class of 1953 Fund Home Page
Description
Summary:A beautiful woman with a tainted past is enlisted by American agent Devlin to spy on a ring of Nazis in post-war Rio. Her espionage work becomes life-threatening after she marries the most debonair of the Nazi ring, Alex. Only Devlin can rescue her, but to do so he must face his role in her desperate situation and acknowledge that he has loved her all along.
Item Description:Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946.
Inspired by the short story "The song of the dragon."
Special features: digital transfer with film and sound restoration; commentaries by Hitchcock film scholar Marian Keane and film historian Rudy Behlmer; complete broadcast of the 1948 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation, starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten; production and publicity photos, promotional posters and lobby cards; production correspondence; collection of trailers and teasers; script excerpts of deleted scenes and alternative endings; excerpts from the short story "The song of the dragon", source material for Notorious; newsreel footage of Bergman and Hitchcock; isolated music and effects track.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Format:DVD; mono.
Audience:Not rated by MPAA.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Ted Tetzlaff ; editor, Theron Warth ; music, Roy Webb.
ISBN:1559409258
9781559409254