Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Hobson's choice [videorecording] / London Films present ; produced in association with and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation Ltd. ; screenplay by David Lean, Norman Spencer and Wynyard Browne ; produced and directed by David Lean.

Edition:

Fullscreen ed.; special ed.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2008]

Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

An owner of a Victorian-era boot shop finds himself in a battle of wills with his headstrong daughter, who wants to make her own professional and personal decisions in her life. Bonus features include commentary, documentary, essay, interviews, and more.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 461.

Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 461.

Subjects:

Businessmen -- England -- Drama.

Fathers and daughters -- Drama.

Film adaptations.

Feature films.

Comedy films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Lean, David, 1908-1991.

Spencer, Norman, 1914-2024

Browne, Wynyard, 1911-1964.

Arnold, Malcolm.

Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962.

Mills, John, 1908-2005.

De Banzie, Brenda, 1915-1981.

Anderson, Daphne, 1922-

Tomelty, Joseph, 1910-1995.

Wattis, Richard.

Scales, Prunella.

Hildyard, Jack.

Brighouse, Harold, 1882-1958. Hobson's choice.

London Films.

British Lion Films.

Janus Films.

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Notes:

Based on the play by Harold Brighouse.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.

"A Janus Films presentation"--Opening credits.

Special features: new high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring film scholars Alain Silver and James Ursini; The Hollywood greats: Charles Laughton, a 1978 BBC documentary; theatrical trailer; new essay by critic Armond White in accompanying booklet.

Cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; music, Malcolm Arnold.

Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Daphne Anderson, Joseph Tomelty, Richard Wattis, Prunella Scales.

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital monaural.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

ISBN:

9781604651195

Publisher Number:

CC1792D

Other Number:

276784789

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

233933

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Hobson's

Medium:

[videorecording]