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The Philadelphia story [videorecording] / Metro-Goldywn-Mayer ; producer, Joseph L. Mankiewicz ; screenplay, Donald Ogden Stewart ; director, George Cukor.

Cukor, George, 1899-1983 (Added Author). Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 (Added Author). Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Added Author). Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Added Author). Hussey, Ruth, 1911-2005 (Added Author). Howard, John, 1913-1995 (Added Author). Young, Roland, 1887-1953 (Added Author). Halliday, John, 1880-1947 (Added Author). Nash, Mary, 1884-1976 (Added Author). Weidler, Virginia, 1926-1968 (Added Author). Barry, Philip, 1896-1949 Philadelphia story. (Added Author). Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (Added Author). Mankiewicz, Joseph L. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790744171
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Turner Entertainment Co. ; [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the play by Philip Barry entitled: Philadelphia story.
Special features: Interactive menus, theatrical trailer, scene access.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
In English with optional French, Spanish or English subtitles.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 1941: won 2, Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Stewart), Best Writing, Screenplay (Donald Ogden Stewart); 4 nominations, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Katharine Hepburn); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ruth Hussey); Best Director (George Cukor); Best Picture (Joseph L. Mankiewicz). National Film Preservation Board, USA, 1995: National Film Registry.

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Genre: Feature films.
Comedy films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Romantic comedy films.

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