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A tree grows in Brooklyn / 20th Century Fox ; screen play by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis ; produced by Louis D. Lighton ; directed by Elia Kazan.
LIBRA DVD 016 276
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972. Tree grows in Brooklyn, author.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972--Adaptations.
- Smith, Betty.
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972.
- Families--Drama.
- Families.
- Alcoholics--Family relationships.
- Alcoholics--Family relationships--Drama.
- Alcoholics.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Betty Smith's A tree grows in Brooklyn
- Elia Kazan collection. [Disc 2], Tree grows in Brooklyn
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, [2010]
- Language Note:
- In English, with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
- System Details:
- DVD ; NTSC ; region 1; Dolby digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Based on Betty Smith's novel, the film tells the story of a girl who strives for a better life, despite her family's poverty, which is caused in part by her father's alcoholism.
- Participant:
- Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson.
- Credits:
- Photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Alfred Newman.
- Notes:
- Adapted from the novel by Betty Smith.
- DVD release of the 1945 motion picture.
- Issued as part of a 16-title, 18-disc boxed set (Elia Kazan collection) with: A Letter to Elia (documentary); Boomerang!; Gentleman's agreement; Pinky; Panic in the streets; A Streetcar named Desire; Viva Zapata!; Man on a tightrope; On the waterfront; East of Eden; Baby doll; A face in the crowd, Wild river; Splendor in the grass; America, America.
- Extras include: Commentary by film historian Richard Schickel, with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson, and Norman Lloyd; The making of A tree grows in Brooklyn; An appreciation of Dorothy McGuire; Movietonews: Betty Smith acknowledges artist renderings of the characters from her novel; Movietonews: Motion picture Academy Awards, Oscars for film achievements; sneak peek.
- OCLC:
- 681907810
- Publisher Number:
- 024543706465 (set)
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