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Elia Kazan's production of Splendor in the grass
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Deanie is a beautiful and sensitive teenager who would do whatever her mother and her 1928 Kansas hometown find proper. Her boyfriend, Bud, has intense desires for Deanie and the two are very much in love. But, sexual pressures in society creates a rift in their relationship. She restrains herself while Bud acts on them, but with another girl. Bud's actions drive Deanie to madness. She is committed into an institution while Bud reluctantly obeys his father and enrolls in Yale. The stock market crash of '29 hits and changes the lives of both their families. Together they learn the harsh lesson of love and life.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Elia Kazan production for Newton Productions, Inc. ; written by William Inge ; directed by Elia Kazan.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Special features: "Beep prepared" Oscar nominated cartoon; Theatrical trailer.
Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Zohra Lampert, Warren Beatty, Fred Stewart, Joanna Roos, John McGovern, Jan Norris, Martine Bartlett, Gary Lockwood, Sandy Dennis, Crystal Field, Marla Adams, Lynn Loring, Phyllis Diller, Sean Garrison.
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen matted presentation; Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer.
In English with optional English or French subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; music composed and conducted by David Amram ; associate producers, William Inge, Charles H. Maguire ; film editor, Gene Milford ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; costume designer, Anna Hill Johnstone ; sound, Edward Johnstone, Richard Vorisek ; assistant director, Don Kranze ; set decorator, Gene Callahan ; choreographer, George Tapps.