Thornton Wilder's Our town two historic productions on two DVD.
| DVD 2005 |
| Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
This 2-disc set contains the 1977 TV production of Our Town that aired on NBC and the 1989 Broadway production that was featured on PBS's Great Performances series.
Contents
Disc 1. Our town (1977, 120 min.) / NBC ; produced and directed by George Schaefer ; Hartwest Productions, Inc.Disc 2. Our town (1989, 105 min.) / directed by Kirk Browning ; producer, Michael Brandman ; the Lincoln Center Theater production poduced in association with Great Performances, WNET Thirteen ; Brandman Productions, Inc.
Additional Information
| Series | Mastervision classics. |
| Subjects |
City and town life
-- New Hampshire
-- Drama.
Young women -- New Hampshire -- Drama. Death -- Drama. Love -- Drama. New Hampshire -- Drama. Drama. Televised performances. Television adaptations. Nonfiction television programs. |
| Publisher | New York, NY :Mastervision,2005 |
| Other Titles | Our town (Television program: 1977) Our town (Television program: 1989) Our town. Our town |
| Contributors |
Schaefer, George,
1920-1997. Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008. Brandman, Michael. Holbrook, Hal. Beatty, Ned. Lanteau, William, 1922-1993. Thompson, Sada, 1929-2011. Bel Geddes, Barbara. Benson, Robby. Cox, Ronny. O'Connor, Glynnis. Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004. Rebhorn, James, 1948-2014. Brady, Atticus. Griesemer, John. Conroy, Frances. Maxwell, Roberta, 1942- Stoltz, Eric, 1961- Miller, Penelope Ann. Maloney, Peter. Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. Our town. Barrera, Juan. National Broadcasting Company. Hartwest Productions, Inc. Lincoln Center Theater (New York, N.Y.) WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Brandman Productions, Inc. MasterVision (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
(1977): Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Allen Price, William Lanteau, Sada Thompson, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robby Benson, Ronny Cox, Glynnis O'Connor ; (1989): Spalding Gray, James Rebhorn, Atticus Brady, John Griesemer, Frances Conroy, Roberta Maxwell, Eric Stoltz, Lydia Kelly, Shane Culkin, Penelope Ann Miller, Bill Alton, Peter Maloney. |
| Other Contributors |
Cameras, Juan Barrera ... [et al.] (disc 2) ; editor, Gary Bradley (disc 2). |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Title and series from container. Both plays were originally broadcast on television. Based on the play by Thornton Wilder. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (225 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1559191155 |
| Other | Classic View |