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Best boy ; Best man / [presented by] the Association for the Help of Retarded Children, New York City Chapter and Only Child Motion Pictures ; produced, directed, and edited by Ira Wohl.

LIBRA DVD HV3006.A4 B47 2004 disc 1-2
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Wohl, Ira, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
McDonough, Tom, director of photography.
Wohl, Phillip, on-screen participant.
Association for the Help of Retarded Children. New York City Chapter.
Only Child Motion Pictures (Firm)
New Video Group
Docurama (Firm)
Standardized Title:
Best boy (Motion picture : 1979)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wohl, Phillip.
Wohl, Ira.
People with mental disabilities--United States.
People with mental disabilities.
United States.
Genre:
Documentary films.
DVD-Video discs.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Biographical films.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
[New York] : Docurama : New Video Group, ©2004.
Language Note:
English dialogue.
System Details:
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Summary:
Best boy: "follows Philly Wohl, a cheerful and lovable 52 year old who's been mentally handicapped since birth and still lives with his parents. When his cousin, filmmaker Ira Wohl, questions what will happen to Philly once his elderly parents can no longer care for him, the family embarks on a mission to help Philly become more independent"--Container. Best man: follow-up to Best boy which revisits Philly 20 years later
Contents:
[Disc 1]: Best boy
[disc 2]: Best man.
Participant:
Philly Wohl, Ira Wohl.
Credits:
Director of photography, Tom McDonough.
Notes:
Best boy originally released as a motion picture in 1979; Best man originally released in 1998.
Winner, New York Film Critics Circle, best documentary
Winner, Toronto International Film Festival, People's Choice Award
Academy Award winner: Best Documentary Feature.
Special feature: filmmaker biography.
Contains:
Best man.
ISBN:
0767064690
9780767064699
OCLC:
54955769
Publisher Number:
767685961131
76785961131
NVG-9611 New Video

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