Rebecca /
A young bride is brought by her new husband to his manor house in England. There she finds that the memory of her husband's first wife haunts her, and she tries to discover the secret of that mysterious woman's death.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Criterion Collection,
[2001]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
135. |
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| Summary: | A young bride is brought by her new husband to his manor house in England. There she finds that the memory of her husband's first wife haunts her, and she tries to discover the secret of that mysterious woman's death. |
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| Item Description: | A videodisc release of the 1940 motion picture. Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: New digital film and sound restoration -- Commentary by film scholar Leonard J. Leff, author of Hitchcock and Selznick -- Isolated music and effects track -- Rare screen, hair, makeup and costume tests including Vivien Leigh, Anne Baxter, Loretta Young, Margaret Sullavan, and Joan Fontaine -- Hitchcock on Rebecca, excerpts from his conversations with François Truffaut -- Phone interviews with stars Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson from 1986 -- Hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, chronicling the film's production from location scouting, set photos and wardrobe continuity to ads, posters, and promotional materials -- Production correspondence and casting notes -- Deleted scene script excerpts -- 1939 test screening questionnaire -- Essay on Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier -- Footage from 1940 Academy Awards ceremony -- Re-issue trailer -- Three hours of radio show adaptations: 1938 Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre broadcast, including an interview with Daphne du Maurier ; 1941 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast starring Ronald Colman and Ida Lupino, including an interview with David O. Selznick ; 1950 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh -- 22-page booklet, including liner notes by Robin Wood, author of Hitchcock's films and Hitchcock's films revisited and George Turner's essay "Du Maurier + Selznick + Hitchcock = Rebecca." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (21 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1940: Best Picture, Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) (George Barnes) |
| Production Credits: | Photographer, George Barnes ; editor, James Newcom ; music, Franz Waxman. |
| ISBN: | 1559409231 |