| Description |
2 videodisc (DVD)s (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.) |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 376 |
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Criterion collection ; 376
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| Summary |
When a Nazi U-boat crew headed by the ruthless Lieutenant Hirth is stranded in Canada during the thick of World War II, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral United States |
| Notes |
Title from container |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1941 |
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Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film and music historian Bruce Eder; "The volunteer"; a 1943 Powell and Pressburger war-effort short staring Ralph Richardson; "A pretty British affair": a BBC documentary on the careers of Powell and Pressburger, which consider their WWII-era collaborations and features rare footage of the filmmakers together; excerpts from Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography; original theatrical trailer; new essay by fil scholar Charles Barr and Powell's 1941 premiere speech |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Frederick Young ; editor, David Lean ; music composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Cast |
Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Raymond Lovell, Niall MacGinnis, Glynis Johns, Finlay Currie |
| Notes |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono, restored high-definition transfer |
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Not rated |
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English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing |
| Subject |
Submarines (Ships) -- Germany -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Drama.
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Cities and towns -- Drama.
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United States -- Boundaries -- Canada -- Drama.
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Canada -- Drama.
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United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Action and adventure films.
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War films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Adventure
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War
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991.
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Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988.
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Powell, Michael, 1905-1990.
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Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943.
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Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
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Massey, Raymond.
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Walbrook, Anton, 1900-1967.
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Portman, Eric, 1901-1969.
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Lovell, Raymond, 1900-1953.
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MacGinnis, Niall, 1913-1977.
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Johns, Glynis.
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Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968.
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1934121266 |
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9781934121269 |
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