Summary
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.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Self-acceptance
-- Drama.
Brides -- Drama. Marriage -- Drama. Feature films. Screwball comedy films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, Calif. :Warner Brothers Home Video :2005 Turner Entertainment, Co., |
| Edition | Standard version; 2-disc special ed. |
| Other Titles | Philadelphia story. |
| Contributors |
Cukor, George,
1899-1983. Grant, Cary, 1904-1986. Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003. Stewart, James, 1908-1997. Hussey, Ruth, 1911-2005. Howard, John, 1913-1995. Young, Roland, 1887-1953. Halliday, John, 1880-1947. Nash, Mary, 1884-1976. Weidler, Virginia, 1926-1968. Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967. Barry, Philip, 1896-1949. Philadelphia story. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Warner Home Video (Firm) Turner Entertainment Co. |
| Participants/Performers |
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English language track with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. Based on the play Philadelphia story by Philip Barry. Special features include: commentary by film historian Jeannine Basinger; George Cukor movie trailer gallery; documentaries "Katherine Hepburn: all about me" and "The men who made the movies: George Cukor"; Robert Benchley short "That inferior feeling"; cartoon "The homeless flea"; audio-only radio adaptations featuring the movie's three stars. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital. DVD; Dolby digital mono, Region 1 encoding. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0790795760 |
| Other | Classic View |