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Features: DVD, Black & White, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Documentary, Spanish, Subtitled
A director, a star, a screenwriter and a studio executive recount their experiences at the hands of a powerful Hollywood producer who has turned his talent, charisma and ruthlessness into film success, stomping on careers and creating a legion of enemies along the way. This powerful expose of the Hollywood power structure garnered a total of five Academy Awards, including one for Gloria Grahame as Best Supporting Actress.
"...a splendid drama." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"Solid, insightful, witty with Lana's best performance ever." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...brilliant film about the behind-the-scenes machinations, workings and atmosphere of the celluloid world..." Tim Dirks, The Greatest Films
Editor's Note
Vincente Minnelli directed this scathing study of the movie industry and Hollywood "glamour." An egotistical producer, Jonathan Shields (Douglas), determined to prove himself the finest filmmaker of all, gladly steps all over those who helped him when he was starting out. Told from the perspective of three victims -- an actress (Turner), a writer (Powell), and a director (Sullivan) -- this picture captured five Oscars and also includes what many believe is Turner's finest performance ever.
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai | | Theatrical Trailers | | All-New Documentary "Lana Turner: A Daughter's Memoir" | | Scoring Session Music Cues From David Raskin's Memorable Score | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital Mono |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 7/12/2005 |
| Running Time: 118 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1952 | | Catalog ID: 65240 | | UPC: 00012569524026 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Chinese | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1953) |  | Gloria Grahame, Winner, Best Supporting Actress | | Cedric Gibbons, et al., Winner, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration Black-And-White | | Robert Surtees, Winner, Best Black-And-White Cinematogtaphy | | Helen Rose, Winner, Best Costume Design, Black-And-White | | Robert Schnee, Winner, Best Screenplay | | | Kirk Douglas, Nominee, Best Actor |
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| | Professional Reviews | The Motion Picture Guide 10 of 10
The quintessential movie on the movies, this film is graced with performances that approach and/or capture perfection from all the leads... For Douglas, the role of mogul Jonathan Shields was a tour de force seldom equalled by this captivating actor.
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