Bigger than life
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2010.
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
ISBN
9781604652451, 1604652454
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Barrington - Audiovisual Area (Main Floor) | BLU-RAY B | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2010.
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604652451, 1604652454
UPC
715515054713
Notes
General Note
Blu-Ray disc.
General Note
"Based on an article in the New Yorker by Burton Roueché."
General Note
Blu-ray disc release of the 1956 motion picture.
General Note
Bonus features include audio commentary, television interview with the director, video interview with the widow of the director, an essay by film writer B. Kite, and more.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Joe MacDonald ; music, David Raksin ; editor, Louis Loeffler.
Participants/Performers
James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert Simon, Christopher Olsen, Roland Winters, Rusty Lane, Rachel Stephens, Kipp Hamilton.
Description
A friendly schoolteacher turns violent when he becomes addicted to a painkiller he is prescribed for a painful health problem.
System Details
Blu-ray Disc; all regions; aspect ratio 2.55:1; widescreen; mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Children of drug addicts -- Drama.
Cortisone -- Drama.
Drug addiction -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Drug addicts -- United States -- Drama.
Drug addicts' spouses -- Drama.
Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Feature films.
Male elementary school teachers -- Drug use -- Drama.
Medication abuse -- Drama.
Roueché, Berton, -- 1911-1994 -- Film adaptations.
Suburban life -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Cortisone -- Drama.
Drug addiction -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Drug addicts -- United States -- Drama.
Drug addicts' spouses -- Drama.
Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Feature films.
Male elementary school teachers -- Drug use -- Drama.
Medication abuse -- Drama.
Roueché, Berton, -- 1911-1994 -- Film adaptations.
Suburban life -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ray, N., Mason, J., Hume, C., Maibaum, R., Rush, B., Matthau, W., Simon, R., & Roueché, B. (2010). Bigger than life (Blu-ray edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicholas Ray et al.. 2010. Bigger Than Life. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicholas Ray et al.. Bigger Than Life The Criterion Collection, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ray, Nicholas, et al. Bigger Than Life Blu-ray edition., The Criterion Collection, 2010.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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