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.
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]
- Copyright: ©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. |
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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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Bethlehem Main Library | DVD 2 DVD'S (Text) | 33062007282636 | Adult DVD Fiction | Available | - |