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Sounder / 20th Century Fox ; Radnitz/Mattel Productions Inc., present ; a Robert B. Radnitz/Martin Ritt Film ; screenplay by Lonne Elder III ; producer, Robert B. Radnitz ; director, Martin Ritt. A dog of Flanders / 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Ted Sherdeman ; produced by Robert B. Radnitz ; directed by James B. Clark.
LIBRA DVD 026 567
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999--Film adaptations.
- Armstrong, William H.
- Ouida, 1839-1908.
- Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999.
- African Americans--Drama.
- African Americans.
- Poverty.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Belgium.
- United States.
- Poverty--United States--Drama.
- Families--Drama.
- Families.
- Human-animal relationships--Drama.
- Ouida, 1839-1908--Film adaptations.
- Ouida.
- Dogs--Drama.
- Dogs.
- Poverty--Belgium--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Animal films.
- Coming-of-age films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (105, 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Port Washington, NY] : Entertainment One ; distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment, [2011]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Sounder: Story of a black sharecropper family in Louisiana during the Depression. A father steals food for his family; his wife provides love, security and strength while he is in prison; and their oldest son bravely becomes the man of the house until his father returns. (Rated G. 105 min.)
- Dog of Flanders: Nello and his grandfather live a poor, unhappy life, until they find a wounded dog by the side of the road. They care for their new friend, who recovers and gives Nello the hope to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. (Not rated. 100 min.)
- Contents:
- Side A : Sounder
- Side B : A dog of Flanders.
- Participant:
- Sounder: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Matthews, Taj Mahal, Janet Maclachlan, James Best.
- Dog of Flanders: David Ladd, Donald Crisp, Theodore Bikel.
- Credits:
- Sounder: director of photography, John A. Alonzo; editor, Sid Levin ; music composed and performed by Taj Mahal.
- Dog of Flanders: director of photography, Otto Heller; editor, Benjamin Laird; music, Paul Sawtelle, Bert Shefter.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of a motion picture produced in 1972 (Sounder) and a motion picture produced in 1959 (A dog of Flanders).
- A Dog of Flanders is based on A dog of Flanders / by Ouida. Sounder is based on Sounder / by William H. Armstrong.
- Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (both films).
- Contains:
- Dog of Flanders.
- OCLC:
- 869897447
- Publisher Number:
- 683904522696 (set)
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