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From the stage play by Lillian Hellman.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1943.
Special features: Commentary by film historian Bernard F. Dick; "Warner night at the movies 1943" short subjects gallery; vintage newsreel; "Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra" musical short; "The wise quacking duck" classic cartoon; trailers.
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lucile Watson, Beulah Bondi, George Coulouris, Henry Daniell.
Sara and Kurt Muller and their three children are returning to her mother's home in Washington D.C. after 18 years in Europe. A Romanian Count living there discovers Kurt's attache case full of money. He also finds out from friends at the German Embassy that Kurt is working with an anti-Nazi underground group in Germany. He tries to blackmail Kurt. Kurt shoots him and must flee. When Sara hears no more of Kurt, she knows that her oldest son Joshua will soon leave to work in the underground.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
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SERIES
Bette Davis collection
Vol. 3.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English dialogue with optional French subtitles or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]
Year Published: 2008
Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1419864408
9781419864407
1419863800 (set)
9781419863806 (set)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986.
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961.
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984.
Shumlin, Herman, b. 1898.
Davis, Bette, 1908-1989.
Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971.
Fitzgerald, Geraldine, 1913-2005.
Watson, Lucile, 1879-1962.
Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981.
Coulouris, George, 1903-1989.
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
First National Pictures, Inc.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Hellman, Lillian, -- 1905-1984 -- Film and video adaptations.
Dispatch cases -- Romania -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Drama.
Extortion -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Family -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
War films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.