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The teahouse of the August moon / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Jack Cummings ; screen play by John Patrick ; directed by Daniel Mann.
LIBRA DVD 012 300
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Marlon Brando collection.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Patrick, John, 1905-1995.
- Americans--Japan--Okinawa Island--Drama.
- Americans.
- History.
- Okinawa Island (Japan)--History--20th century--Drama.
- Okinawa Island (Japan).
- Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952--Drama.
- Japan.
- Sneider, Vern--Film adaptations.
- Sneider, Vern.
- Patrick, John, 1905-1995--Film adaptations.
- Patrick, John.
- Japan--Okinawa Island.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Comedy films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen version.
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video ; [Place of publication not identified] : Turner Entertainment Co., 2006.
- Language Note:
- English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French and Spanish subtitles.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital surround stereo.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Okinawa 1946- occupied by American troops whose assignment is to bring democracy to the inhabitants. The captain in charge is a well-meaning but inept loser, and faces a wily oriental interpreter and a determined geisha girl, along with villagers who know how to take advantage of foreign occupation!
- Participant:
- Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, John Alton; film editor, Harold F. Kress; musical supervision, Saul Chaplin; Okinawan songs composed or arranged by Kikuko Kanai; choreography by Masaya Fujima.
- Notes:
- Issued in slip case with title: The Marlon Brando collection.
- Based on the novel Teahouse of the August moon / by Vern J. Sneider and the play by John Patrick.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1956.
- Special features: Vintage featurette Operation Teahouse; Marlon Brando movie trailer gallery.
- ISBN:
- 1419838377
- OCLC:
- 76895425
- Publisher Number:
- 012569793804
- 012569830110 (set)
- 79380 Warner Home Video
- 83011 Warner Home Video (set)
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