Hobson's choice
(DVD)
Contributors
Lean, David, 1908-1991, producer,
Spencer, Norman, 1914- screenwriter.
Browne, Wynyard, 1911-1964, screenwriter.
Hildyard, Jack.
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 actor.
Spencer, Norman, 1914- screenwriter.
Browne, Wynyard, 1911-1964, screenwriter.
Hildyard, Jack.
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 actor.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special edition.
ISBN
9781604651195, 1604651199
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection | DVD FEATURE HOBS | Checked Out |
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2008].
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604651195, 1604651199
UPC
715515042116
Notes
General Note
Based on the play by Harold Brighouse.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954; c1953.
General Note
"Restoration by the BFI National Archive in association with Studio Canal and Optimum Releasing."
General Note
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.
General Note
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 (ca. 44 min. ; 1978).
Creation/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.
Participants/Performers
Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Daphne Anderson, Joseph Tomelty, Richard Wattis, Prunella Scales, Derek Blomfield, Helen Haye.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital monaural, high definition digital transfer from restoration.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lean, D., Spencer, N., Browne, W., Hildyard, J., Laughton, C., Mills, J., De Banzie, B., Anderson, D., Tomelty, J., Wattis, R., Scales, P., Blomfield, D., Haye, H., Arnold, M., & Brighouse, H. (2008). Hobson's choice (Special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. 2008. Hobson's Choice. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. Hobson's Choice The Criterion Collection, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lean, David, et al. Hobson's Choice Special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2008.
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