Hobson's choice /

An owner of a Victorian-era boot shop finds himself in a battle of wills with his headstrong eldest daughter, who wants to make her own professional and personal decisions in her life.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Hobson's choice (Motion picture : 1954)
Main Author:	Arnold, Malcolm (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films, London Films, British Lion Films, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Lean, David, 1908-1991 (Producer, Director, Screenwriter), Spencer, Norman, 1914- (Screenwriter), Browne, Wynyard, 1911-1964 (Screenwriter), Hildyard, Jack, Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 (Actor), Mills, John, 1908-2005, De Banzie, Brenda, 1915-1981 (Actor), Anderson, Daphne, 1922-2013 (Actor), Tomelty, Joseph, 1910-1995 (Actor), Wattis, Richard (Actor), Scales, Prunella (Actor), Blomfield, Derek, 1920-1964, Haye, Helen, 1874-1957, Brighouse, Harold, 1882-1958
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
Edition:	Special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 461.
Subjects:	Businessmen > England > Greater Manchester > Salford > 19th century > Drama. Fathers and daughters > Drama. Sisters > Drama. Courtship > England > Greater Manchester > Salford > 19th century > Drama. Romantic comedy films. Comedy films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Feature films > Great Britain.

Description
Summary:	An owner of a Victorian-era boot shop finds himself in a battle of wills with his headstrong eldest daughter, who wants to make her own professional and personal decisions in her life.
Item Description:	Based on the play by Harold Brighouse. Originally released as a motion picture in 1954; ©1953. "Restoration by the BFI National Archive in association with Studio Canal and Optimum Releasing." Accompanying booklet has a new essay by film critic Armond White and information about the new remastered transfer from a 1953 combined fine-grain master positive. Special features: Commentary featuring film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini; Theatrical trailer; Episode of The Hollywood greats: Charles Laughton / written and presented by Barry Norman; producer, Barry Brown; director, Margaret Sharp ; BBC (approximately 44 min. ; 1978). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital monaural, high definition digital transfer from restoration.
Production Credits:	Music composed by Malcolm Arnold ; played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; music director, Muir Mathieson ; art director, Wilfred Shingleton ; editor, Peter Taylor ; costumes designed by John Armstrong ; costume supervisor, Julia Squire ; associate producer, Norman Spencer.
ISBN:	9781604651195 1604651199