All that heaven allows / A Universal - International Picture ; screenplay by Peg Fenwick ; produced by Ross Hunter ; directed by Douglas Sirk.

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The film follows the blossoming love between a well-off suburban widow and her handsome and earthy younger gardener. After their romance prompts the scorn of her selfish children and snooty country club friends, she must decide whether to pursue her own happiness or carry on a lonely, hemmed-in exi...

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Uniform Title:All that heaven allows (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 95.
Criterion collection ; 95.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Universal-International (Firm) (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987 (Film director)
Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985 (Actor)
Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007 (Actor)
Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974 (Actor)
Skinner, Frank, 1897-1968 (composer (expression))
Lee, Edna, 1890-1963
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Edition:Dual-format Blu-ray and DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 95.
Criterion collection ; 95.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Widows > Drama.
Young men > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
May-December romances > Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
May-December romances.
Widows.
Young men.
Genre:
Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD Blu-ray Disc
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Summary:
The film follows the blossoming love between a well-off suburban widow and her handsome and earthy younger gardener. After their romance prompts the scorn of her selfish children and snooty country club friends, she must decide whether to pursue her own happiness or carry on a lonely, hemmed-in existence for the sake of the approval of others.
Note:Set of two DVD discs and a Blu-ray disc each contain the theatrical version of the feature film, and the special features
Based on the story by Edna L. Lee & Harry Lee.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955.
Special edition features: commentary soundtrack with film scholars John Mercer and Tamar Jeffers-McDonald; Rock Hudson home movies, a 1992 essay by Mark Rappaport; 1982 French television interview with Douglas Sirk; Excerpts from Behind the mirror: a profile of Douglas Sirk, a 1979 BBC documentary featuring rare interview footage with the director ; Contract kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk, a 2007 interview; trailer.
Call Number:AD3 D0161378 Blu-ray Video & VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
ISBN:9781604658446
1604658444
Credits:Drector of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Frank Gross ; music, Frank Skinner.
System Details:Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.75:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital monaural.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.75:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital monaural.
Cast:
Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott, William Reynolds, Hayden Rorke.