Magnificent obsession /

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns about the doct...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Magnificent obsession (Motion picture : 1954)
Corporate Authors:	Universal-International (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Hunter, Ross (Producer), Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987 (Director), Blees, Robert (Screenwriter), Root, Wells, Anders, Rudolph, 1895-1987, Kleeb, Helen, 1907-2003, Mason, Sarah Y., 1896-1980 (Screenwriter), Heerman, Victor, 1893-1977 (Screenwriter), Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007 (Actor), Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985 (Actor), Rush, Barbara, 1927- (Actor), Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974 (Actor), Kruger, Otto, 1885-1974 (Actor), Palmer, Gregg, 1927-2015 (Actor), Shane, Sara, 1928- (Actor), Cavanagh, Paul, 1895-1964 (Actor), Nugent, Judy (Actor), Doherty, Thomas Patrick (Commentator), Schmidt, Eckhart, 1938-, O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948-, Douglas, Lloyd C. (Lloyd Cassel), 1877-1951
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
Edition:	Special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 457.
Subjects:	Men > Conduct of life > Drama. Lifesaving > Equipment and supplies > Drama. Widows > United States > Drama. Persistence > Drama. Action and adventure films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films.

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Summary:	Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns about the doctor's secret - to give selflessley and in secret - he decides to give it a try. He alienates the doctor's widow, Helen, with whom Bob has now fallen in love. His persistence causes another tragedy, and he must remake his life.
Item Description:	Title from opening frames. "Universal International presents" --At head of title. Based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas ; based on the screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman. Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. Booklet features a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien. Special features: New, restored, High-Definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring film scholar Thomas Doherty; Magnificent obsession (1935, 102 min.): a new digital transfer of John M. Stahl's complete earlier version of the film starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor; "Douglas Sirk: from UFA to Hollywood (1991): a rare 80-minute documentary by German filmmaker Eckhart Schmidt in which Sirk reflects upon his career; video interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Kathryn Bigelow, paying tribute to Sirk; theatrical trailer." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	DVD in widescreen (2.00:1) presentation enhanced for 16:9 televisions ; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono ; region 1 ; NTSC.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Milton Carruth ; original music, Frank Skinner.
ISBN:	9781604651102 1604651105