| Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; widescreen (matted, enchanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual-layer. |
| Note |
English and French language soundtracks with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Patric Knowles, Rex Reason. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; editor, Folmar Blangsted ; music, Max Steiner. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Hamish Bond is a plantation owner who has a secret past of slave trading. Rau-ru is a freedom-yearning slave who has been raised as a son by Bond. Amantha Starr is a fiery belle who goes on the auction block when her part-African heritage is revealed - and is sold to Bond. She loathes Bond at first but is eventually won over. |
| Note |
Special features: theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Plantation owners -- Southern States -- Drama.
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Slaves -- United States -- Drama.
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Racially mixed people -- Southern States -- Drama.
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Mistresses -- Drama.
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Slaveholders -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Southern States -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Romance -- Feature.
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Melodrama -- Feature.
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Adaptation -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Love stories.
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Melodrama.
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| Added Author |
Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980.
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Twist, John, 1898-1976.
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Goff, Ivan.
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Roberts, Ben, 1916-1984.
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Gable, Clark, 1901-1960.
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De Carlo, Yvonne.
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Poitier, Sidney.
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Zimbalist, Efrem, 1923-
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Knowles, Patric, 1911-1995.
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Reason, Rex, 1928-
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.
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Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989.
Band of angels.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419844024 : $19.99 |
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9781419844027 |
| Standard No. |
085391111993 |
| Music # |
111199 Warner Home Video |
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