Sullivan's travels /
A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2001]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
118. |
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| Summary: | A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter. |
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| Item Description: | "Janus Films." Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New digital transfer. Special features: Audio commentary by Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean -- Preston Sturges : the rise and fall of an American dreamer, a 76-min. documentary made by Kenneth Bowser for PBS's American masters series -- Interview with Preston Sturges' widow Sandy Sturges -- Hedda Hopper interview with Preston Sturges -- Archival audio recordings of Sturges singing his original composition "My love" and reciting the poem "If I were king" -- Storyboards and blueprints -- Production stills archive -- Scrapbook of original publicity materials -- Original theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([6] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John Seitz ; editor, Stuart Gilmore ; music, Leo Shuken and Charles Bradshaw. |
| ISBN: | 1559409193 |