Becky Sharp
(DVD)
Contributors
Mamoulian, Rouben, film director.
Faragoh, Francis Edwards, screenwriter.
Macgowan, Kenneth, 1888-1963 film producer.
Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972, actor.
Dee, Frances, 1907-2004, actor.
Faragoh, Francis Edwards, screenwriter.
Macgowan, Kenneth, 1888-1963 film producer.
Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972, actor.
Dee, Frances, 1907-2004, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Kino Lorber, [2019].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - On display | DVD FEATURE BECK | Checked Out |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Kino Lorber, [2019].
Language
English
UPC
738329231170
Notes
General Note
Based on Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" from the play "Becky Sharp" by Langdon Mitchell.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1935.
General Note
Full screen (1.37:1).
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary by film historian Jack Theakston; Trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Photographed by Ray Rennahan ; edited by Archie F. Marshek ; music by Roy Webb ; costume design by Robert Edmond Jones ; designed in color by Robert Edmond Jones.
Participants/Performers
Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke, Alison Skipworth, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray.
Description
In the years just preceding Waterloo, best friends Becky and Amelia graduate from Miss Pinkerton₂s Academy for Girls. The wealthy Amelia invites the penniless Becky into the bosom of her family home while the manipulative Becky plots her climb up the social ladder. Entirely lacking in scruples and unhampered by conscience or morality, Becky ascends to the very pinnacle of society, crushing anyone who stands in her path.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital stereo.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles.
Awards
National Film Registry, 2019.
Awards
Venice Film Festival, 1935: Best Color Film.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mamoulian, R., Faragoh, F. E., Macgowan, K., Hopkins, M., Dee, F., Hardwicke, C., Burke, B., Skipworth, A., Bruce, N., Mowbray, A., Rennahan, R., Marshek, A., Webb, R., Thackeray, W. M., & Mitchell, L. E. (2019). Becky Sharp . Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rouben, Mamoulian et al.. 2019. Becky Sharp. Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rouben, Mamoulian et al.. Becky Sharp Kino Lorber, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mamoulian, Rouben,, et al. Becky Sharp Kino Lorber, 2019.
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