The golden age of television / the Criterion Collection.
"The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic....
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
495. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Other Authors: | |
| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
[2009]
|
| Edition: | Fullscreen (1.33:first) presentation. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
495. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
| Subjects: | |
| Genre: | |
| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (478 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 pages : ill. ; 18 cm). |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
"The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays" constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of America."--Container. |
|---|---|
| Note: | A booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his extensive liner notes on each program. Collective title from container. No time for sergeants based on the novel by Mac Hyman. Bang the drum slowly from the book by Mark Harris. The comedian from a novelette by Ernest Lehman. Originally broadcast on television between 1953-1958. Features: commentaries by directors John Frankenheimer, Delbert Mann, Ralph Nelson, and Daniel Petrie ; interviews with select cast and crew, including Frankenheimer, Andy Griffith, Julie Harris, Kim Hunter, Richard Kiley, Piper Laurie, Nancy Marchand, Jack Palance, Cliff Robertson, Mickey Rooney, Carol Serling, Rod Steiger, and Mel Tormé. Booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his extensive liner notes on each program. Kinescopes of the original live productions; curated by PBS for the series The Golden Age of Television. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1992.77 .G653 2009 VideoDVD CU5 D0114721 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 9781604651782 1604651784 |
| System Details: | DVD, NTSC ; Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast: |
Marty: Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Esther Minciotti.
Patterns: Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Richard Kiley.
No time for sergeants: Andy Griffith, Harry Clark, Robert Emhardt.
A wind from the South: Julie Harris, Donald Woods, Haila Stoddard.
Bang the drum slowly: Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, Rudy Bond.
Requiem for a heavyweight: Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter.
The comedian: Mickey Rooney, Kim Hunter, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Tormé.
Days of wine and roses: Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie, Charles Bickford. |