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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Surround Sound, Commentary, News Footage, Still Gallery, English, Spanish, Dubbed, Subtitled
A mild-mannered, middle-class executive is doing his best to raise his family on a modest income. Part of his job is writing speeches for the corporate president, and he is soon forced to choose between his family and a promising position.
"A brilliant cast...excellent entertainment" Hollywood Reporter
Editor's Note
Based on the novel by Sloan Wilson, director and screenwriter Nunnally Johnson's (THE THREE FACES OF EVE) multilayered drama stars Gregory Peck as a man struggling to realize the American Dream without sacrificing his family and his soul. Tom Rath seems a typical, solid business- and family man, but he suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. Inconsequential sights--such as the fur collar on a fellow commuter's coat--prompt flashbacks to his days as a captain in WWII. Rath is also beset by demands from his ambitious wife, Betsey (Jennifer Jones), who hates their ugly house and is ashamed of how Tom has lost his nerve since the war. To appease her, he takes a higher-paying PR job at media conglomerate United Broadcasting. Rath then has to learn the spin-doctor ways of Madison Avenue and risks becoming a yes man to powerful UBC president Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March). Meanwhile, problems at home escalate with a dispute over his grandmother's will and a haunting reminder of his wartime liaison with a beautiful Italian girl, Maria (Marisa Pavan). Peck gives a strong, touching performance as a man fighting to overcome his past and to secure his family's future.
Plot Summary
A decorated veteran, now a mild executive on the battlefield of Madison Avenue, struggles with success at the expense of his family life, a hysterical wife, and memories of a sweeter, simpler life in wartime Italy.
| Features | Audio Commentary | | Interactive Menus | | Movietone News Footage | | Photo Gallery | | Scene Selection | | Audio: English Dolby Surround Sound, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono, French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Still Gallery | | Restoration Comparison | | Theatrical Trailer | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Commentary by Author and Publisher James Monaco | | Moviefone news footage (Film Premiere) | | Widescreen Presentation |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 8/9/2005 |
| Running Time: 152 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1956 | | Catalog ID: 229067 | | UPC: 00024543190677 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival (1956) |  | Nunnally Johnson, Winner, OCIC Award - Special Mention |
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