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When a Nazi U-boat crew headed by the ruthless Lieutenant Hirth is stranded in Canada during the thick of World War II, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral United States.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. Captioned for the hearing impaired (SDH). |
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Irvington, N.Y. :
Criterion Collection,
[2007]
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
376. |
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| Summary: | When a Nazi U-boat crew headed by the ruthless Lieutenant Hirth is stranded in Canada during the thick of World War II, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral United States. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film and music historian Bruce Eder; "The volunteer"; a 1943 Powell and Pressburger war-effort short staring Ralph Richardson; "A pretty British affair": a BBC documentary on the careers of Powell and Pressburger, which consider their WWII-era collaborations and features rare footage of the filmmakers together; excerpts from Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography; original theatrical trailer; new essay by fil scholar Charles Barr and Powell's 1941 premiere speech. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Frederick Young ; editor, David Lean ; music composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams. |
| ISBN: | 1934121266 9781934121269 |