Hell's highway : the true story of highway safety films /
"Recovers a missing chapter of American film history as it examines the fascinating and shocking driver education films of yesteryear ... also explores the driver's ed film on a wider scale, with scenes from more whimsical classroom films and interviews with ephemeral films archivist Richa...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Kino International,
[2003]
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| Edition: | Special double-disc ed. |
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| Summary: | "Recovers a missing chapter of American film history as it examines the fascinating and shocking driver education films of yesteryear ... also explores the driver's ed film on a wider scale, with scenes from more whimsical classroom films and interviews with ephemeral films archivist Richard Prelinger and cult video impresario Mike Vraney"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | "Original films and excepts presented by arrangement with Earle J. Deems, President of Highway Safety Films, Inc."--Container. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: Three complete driver's edition shorts: (Signal 30 (1959), Highways of agony (1969), Options to live (1979)) -- Excerpts from fifteen shocking classroom films, including Mechanized death (1961), Wheels of tragedy (1963), Carrier or killer (1965), Death on the highway (1965), The third killer (1966) & more! -- 14 minutes of deleted scenes -- Two theatrical trailers -- Gallery of images and documents -- Hell's highway pressbook. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (91 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | Not rated. Contains graphic violence and brief sexual activity. Viewer discretion is advised. |
| Production Credits: | Producers, Felicia Feaster, Tommy Gibbons, Bret Wood ; director of photography, Steve Anderson ; music supervisors, Tim Barnes, Alan Licht. |