Howard Hawks' only angels have wings /
A traveling entertainer gets more than she bargained for during a stopover in a South American port town. There she meets a handsome yet aloof daredevil pilot, who runs an airmail company, staring down death while servicing towns in treacherous mountain terrain. Both attracted to and repelled by his...
| Uniform Title: | Only angels have wings (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Published: |
[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
806. |
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| Summary: | A traveling entertainer gets more than she bargained for during a stopover in a South American port town. There she meets a handsome yet aloof daredevil pilot, who runs an airmail company, staring down death while servicing towns in treacherous mountain terrain. Both attracted to and repelled by his romantic sense of danger, she decides to stay on, despite his protestations. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. Special features: Audio excerpts from a 1972 conversation between filmmakers Howard Hawks and Peter Bogdanovich ; new interview with film critic David Thomson ; Howard Hawks and his aviation movies, a new program featuring film scholars Craig Barron and Ben Burtt ; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barethelmess, and Thomas Mitchell, and hosted by director Cecil B. DeMille ; trailer ; essay by critic Michael Sragow. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; region A, full screen (1.37:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Viola Lawrence ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| ISBN: | 9781681431307 1681431300 |