Magnificent obsession
(DVD)

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
[Second-disc special edition].
ISBN
9781604651102, 1604651105
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
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1 available

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Edition
[Second-disc special edition].
Language
English
ISBN
9781604651102, 1604651105
UPC
715515034821

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
General Note
Booklet features a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Milton Carruth ; original music, Frank Skinner.
Participants/Performers
Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger, Gregg Palmer, Sara Shane, Paul Cavanagh, Judy Nugent.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD, widescreen ; Dolby Digital.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hunter, R., Blees, R., Mason, S. Y., Herman, V., Sirk, D., Wyman, J., Hudson, R., Rush, B., Moorehead, A., Kruger, O., Palmer, G., Shane, S., Cavanagh, P., Nugent, J., & Douglas, L. C. 1. (2008). Magnificent obsession ([Second-disc special edition].). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ross. Hunter et al.. 2008. Magnificent Obsession. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ross. Hunter et al.. Magnificent Obsession Criterion Collection, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hunter, Ross., et al. Magnificent Obsession [Second-disc special edition]., Criterion Collection, 2008.

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