Mildred Pierce
(Blu-ray) 

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681432649, 1681432641
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet. 
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681432649, 1681432641
UPC
715515192712

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by James M. Cain.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945.
General Note
Full screen (1.37:1).
General Note
Special features: New conversation with critics Molly Haskell and Robert Polito about Mildred Pierce; Excerpt from a 1970 episode of The David Frost Show featuring Joan Crawford; Joan Crawford: the Ultimate Movie Star, a 2002 feature-length documentary; Q&A with actress Ann Blyth from 2002, conducted by film historian Eddie Muller; Segment from a 1969 episode of The Today Show featuring Mildred Pierce novelist James M. Cain; Trailer; Essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ernest Haller ; film editor, David Weisbart ; music, Max Steiner.
Participants/Performers
Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Veda Ann Borg, Jo Ann Marlowe, Butterfly McQueen.
Description
Mildred is a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitute of her materialistic firstborn becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; full frame (1.37:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1946: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Joan Crawford).
Awards
National Film Registry, 1996.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Curtiz, M., MacDougall, R., Wald, J., Crawford, J., Carson, J., Scott, Z., Arden, E., Blyth, A., Bennett, B., Patrick, L., Olsen, M., Borg, V. A., Marlowe, J. A., McQueen, B., Haller, E., Weisbart, D., Steiner, M., & Cain, J. M. 1. (2017). Mildred Pierce (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

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

Michael Curtiz et al.. 2017. Mildred Pierce. The Criterion Collection.

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

Michael Curtiz et al.. Mildred Pierce The Criterion Collection, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Curtiz, Michael, et al. Mildred Pierce Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2017.

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