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Magnificent obsession / Universal International ; produced by Ross Hunter ; screenplay by Robert Blees, Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman ; adaptation by Wells Root ; directed by Douglas Sirk.

Summary:
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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781604651102
  • ISBN: 1604651105
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
  • Edition: Special edition.
  • Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from opening frames.
"Universal International presents" --At head of title.
Based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas ; based on the screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
Booklet features a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Special features: New, restored, High-Definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring film scholar Thomas Doherty; Magnificent obsession (1935, 102 min.): a new digital transfer of John M. Stahl's complete earlier version of the film starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor; "Douglas Sirk: from UFA to Hollywood (1991): a rare 80-minute documentary by German filmmaker Eckhart Schmidt in which Sirk reflects upon his career; video interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Kathryn Bigelow, paying tribute to Sirk; theatrical trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Restored high-definition digital transfer ; Audio commentary ; Video interviews ; Theatrical trailer -- Disc 2. New digital transfer of Stahl's earlier version of the film ; From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk remembers, a documentary / Scmidt, Eckhart.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Milton Carruth ; original music, Frank Skinner.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger, Gregg Palmer, Sara Shane, Paul Cavanagh, Judy Nugent, Helen Kleeb, Richard H. Cutting, Rudolph Anders, Fred Nurney, Alexander Campbell.
System Details Note:
DVD in widescreen (2.00:1) presentation enhanced for 16:9 televisions ; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono ; Region 1 ; NTSC.
Language Note:
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject: Men > Conduct of life > Drama.
Lifesaving > Equipment and supplies > Drama.
Widows > United States > Drama.
Persistence > Drama.
Genre: Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at SPARK Libraries.

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Bethlehem Main Library DVD 2 DVD'S (Text) 33062007282636 Adult DVD Fiction Available -


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