Written on the wind.
"Bathed in lurid Technicolor, melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind is the stylishly debauched tale of a Texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring. Features an all-star quartet that includes Robert Stack as a pistol-packin' alcoholic playboy; Lauren Bacall as his long-suffering wife; Rock Hudson as his earthy best friend; and Dorothy Malone as his nymphomaniac sister."--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 1559409134
- ISBN: 9781559409131
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2001]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956. Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.77:1). Special features include: The melodrama archive, annotated filmography of Douglas Sirk; theatrical trailers for Written on the wind and All that heaven allows; in insert, liner notes by Laura Mulvey. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Special features include: New widescreen digital transfer ; The melodrama archive, annotated filmography of Douglas Sirk ; theatrical trailers for Written on the wind and All that heaven allows ; liner notes by Laura Mulvey. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Universal-International presents ; screenplay by George Zuckerman ; produced by Albert Zugsmith ; directed by Douglas Sirk. Director of photography, Russell Matty ; editor, Russell F. Schoengarth ; music, Frank Skinner. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Grant WIlliams, Edward C. Platt. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated by MPAA. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital mono. |
Language Note: | In English with optional English SDH subtitles. |
Awards Note: | Academy Awards, 1957: Best Supporting Actress (Dorothy Malone) |
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Subject: | Dysfunctional families > Drama. Rich people > Drama. Brothers and sisters > Drama. Marriage > Drama. Texas > Drama. |
Genre: | Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. |