Rock Hudson / A Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company Production presents ; written by Denis Turner ; producers, Diana Kerew & Renee Palyo ; director, John Nicolella.
Examines the actor's struggles to maintain his matinee idol status while keeping his personal life shrouded in secrecy. The film recounts (in fan-magazine fashion) Hudson's rise from truck driver to movie star, then spends the last twenty minutes or so on his death from AIDS.
| Uniform Title: | Rock Hudson (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In English with optional soundtrack in French or Spanish. |
| Published: |
Quebec, Canada :
FremantleMedia : Direct Source Special Products,
2007.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Examines the actor's struggles to maintain his matinee idol status while keeping his personal life shrouded in secrecy. The film recounts (in fan-magazine fashion) Hudson's rise from truck driver to movie star, then spends the last twenty minutes or so on his death from AIDS. |
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| Note: | Based in part on the book "My Husband, Rock Hudson" by Phyllis Gates. Originally produced as a made-for-tv film in 1989. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CQ2 D0086581 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 1554640288 9781554640287 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; production design, Richard Sherman ; editor, Peter Parasheles ; music, Paul Chihara. |
| System Details: | DVD ; Dolby Digital ; full screen format ; region 1. |
| Cast: |
Thomas Ian Griffith, Daphne Ashbrook, William R. Moses, Andrew Robinson, Michael Ensign, Diane Ladd. |