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Wise blood / Janus Films ; Michael and Kathy Fitzgerald present ; an Ithaca-Anthea coproduction ; screenplay, Benedict and Michael Fitzgerald ; produced by Michael and Kathy Fitzgerald ; directed by Jhon Huston.
LIBRA DVD 012 648 DVD + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- O'Connor, Flannery. Wise blood, author.
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 470.
- The Criterion collection ; 470
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- O'Connor, Flannery--Film adaptations.
- O'Connor, Flannery.
- Veterans--United States--Drama.
- Veterans.
- Rural churches--Southern States--Drama.
- Rural churches.
- Irreligion--Southern States--Drama.
- Irreligion.
- Prophecy--Drama.
- Prophecy.
- Southern States.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Dark comedy films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
- Edition:
- Special edition ; enhanced for widescreen TVs.
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2009]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Open-captioned for the hearing impaired (SDH).
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- U.S. Army war veteran Hazel Motes may not be a believing Christian, but he somehow makes observations about the state of a run-down country church and understands that there are ridiculous frauds on the streets. When a cab driver insists he looks like a preacher in his new hat, Hazel takes on the part. He starts his own new Church of Truth, without the crucified Jesus. His first disciple is an 18-year old simpleton with a 'prophetic gift.'
- Participant:
- Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, Jhon Huston.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Gerry Fisher; editor, Roberto Silvi; music, Alex North.
- Notes:
- Based on Wise blood / by Flannery O'Connor.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1979.
- John Huston's name is intentionally misspelled in the opening frames.
- Special features: new interviews with actor Brad Dourif, writer Benedict Fitzgerald, and writer-producer Michael Fitzgerald; rare archival audio recording of author Flannery O'Connor reading her short story "A good man is hard to find;" a 26-min. episode of the television program "Creativity with Bill Moyers" from 1982, featuring director John Huston discussing his life and work; theatrical trailer.
- Aspect ratio 1.78:1.
- ISBN:
- 9781604651515
- 1604651512
- OCLC:
- 318547613
- Publisher Number:
- 715515045612
- CC1809D Criterion Collection
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