The Philadelphia story
(DVD) 

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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPN1995.9.C55 P45 2000On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
Barry, Philip, -- 1896-1949 -- Film adaptations.
Brides -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Marriage -- Drama.
Romance films.
Screwball comedy films.
Self-acceptance -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Barry, Philip, -- 1896-1949 -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfcQMWmKJ7YKmvYrTxxDq
Brides
Comedy films
Drama
Feature films
Film adaptations
Films for the hearing impaired
Marriage
Romance films
Screwball comedy films
Self-acceptance
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other Subjects
Aprobacion de soy mismo -- Drama.
Brides -- Drama.
Brides -- Drama.
Comedy -- Feature.
Comedy films.
Comédies loufoques (Films)
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Films comiques.
Films d'amour.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Largometrajes.
Marriage -- Drama.
Marriage -- Drama.
Matrimonio -- Drama.
screwball comedy.
Self-acceptance -- Drama.
Self-acceptance -- Drama.
Self-acceptance -- Drama.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
012569501720, 883929152544

Notes

General Note
Based on the play by Philip Barry entitled: Philadelphia story.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Restrictions on Access
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman.
Participants/Performers
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler.
Description
A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; region 1, standard version, dual layer; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English; subtitled in English, French, and Spanish; closed captioned for the hard-of-hearing.
Awards
Academy Award, 1941: Best actor (Stewart); Best writing, screenplay (Donald Ogden Stewart)
Awards
National Film Registry selection, 1995.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cukor, G., Mankiewicz, J. L., Stewart, D. O., Waxman, F., Grant, C., Hepburn, K., Stewart, J., Hussey, R., Howard, J., Young, R., Halliday, J., Nash, M., Weidler, V., & Barry, P. (2000). The Philadelphia story (Standard version.). Turner Entertainment : Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

George Cukor et al.. 2000. The Philadelphia Story. Burbank, CA.: Turner Entertainment : Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

George Cukor et al.. The Philadelphia Story Burbank, CA.: Turner Entertainment : Warner Home Video, 2000.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Cukor, G., Mankiewicz, J. L., Stewart, D. O., Waxman, F., Grant, C., Hepburn, K. and Stewart, J. et al (2000). The philadelphia story. Standard version. Burbank, CA.: Turner Entertainment : Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cukor, George, et al. The Philadelphia Story Standard version., Turner Entertainment : Warner Home Video, 2000.

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