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Meet John Doe / Warner Bros. ; screenplay, Robert Riskin ; produced and directed by Frank Capra.
LIBRA DVD 009 765
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Hollywood classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political corruption--Drama.
- Political corruption.
- Politics in motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Political films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment Group, [1998]
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby Digital
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleads to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of the clubs to bludgeon his way to power. John Doe's resulting fight for democracy has a timeless, inspiring message for all Americans.
- Participant:
- Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Irving Bacon, Rod LaRocque.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, George Barnes ; editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
- Notes:
- Originally issued as motion picture in 1941.
- Based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell.
- Special features: full length feature film, direct screen access, lobby poster, biography, interactive trivia questions and answers, movie credits.
- ISBN:
- 0778600556
- OCLC:
- 42901785
- Publisher Number:
- 056775005597
- DVD-9-9019 Madacy
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