The honeymoon killers / Warren Steibel presents a Roxanne Company production from Cinerama Releasing Corporation ; Janus Films ; producer, Warren Steibel ; written & directed by Leonard Kastle.
Martha is sullen, overweight and heartbreakingly lonely. Through the Friendship Club, she strikes up a correspondence with Ray, a sauve charismatic smooth-talker who could be the man of her dreams. A stark portrayal of the desperate lengths to which a lonely heart will go in order to find true love....
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Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
[2003], ©1969.
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Edition: | Widescreen version (1.85:first ; 16:9). |
Series: | Criterion collection ;
200. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Variant Title: |
Lonely hearts killers. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Summary: |
Martha is sullen, overweight and heartbreakingly lonely. Through the Friendship Club, she strikes up a correspondence with Ray, a sauve charismatic smooth-talker who could be the man of her dreams. A stark portrayal of the desperate lengths to which a lonely heart will go in order to find true love. From brutally immoral killings to a passion that transcends all bounds. |
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Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. Special features: new video interview with writer/director Leonard Kastle; illustrated essay by Scott Christianson about the true crime story of "Lonely hearts" killers Ray Fernandez and Martha Beck; original theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies by film historian Bruce Eder; new essay by critic Gary Giddins. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | HV6248.B43 H66 2003 VideoDVD AN5 D0026297 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: R. |
ISBN: | 078002690X |
Credits: | Director of photography, Oliver Wood ; editors, Stan Warnow, Richard Brophy ; music, Gustav Mahler ; costume designer, Martha Fogg. |
System Details: | DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital mono. |
Cast: |
Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby, Doris Roberts, Kip McArdle, Marilyn Chris, Dorothy Duckworth, Barbara Cason. |