Bigger than life
Bigger than life [videorecording] /
Twentieth Century Fox presents a Cinemascope picture ; story and screenplay by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum ; director of photography, Joe MacDonald ; produced by James Mason ; directed by Nicholas Ray.
- Special ed., widescreen.
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2010.
- 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (22 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
- The Criterion collection ; 507 .
- Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 507. .
Based on an article in the New Yorker by Burton Roueché. Bonus features: Audio commentary by Geoff Andrew; "Profile of Nicholas Ray" a half-hour interview with the director; Interview with Jonathan Lethem featurette; Interview with Susan Ray featurette; Theatrical trailer; Booklet. "Somewhere in suburbia" essay by B. Kite. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
Music, David Raksin ; conducted by Lionel Newman ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss ; film editor, Louis Loeffler ; executive wardrobe designer, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Mary Wills ; orchestration, Edward B. Powell. Music, David Raksin ; conducted by Lionel Newman ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss ; film editor, Louis Loeffler ; executive wardrobe designer, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Mary Wills ; orchestration, Edward B. Powell.
James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert Simon, Christopher Olsen, Roland Winters, Rusty Lane, Rachel Stephens, Kipp Hamilton.
When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot.
DVD; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (2.55:1) presentation enhanced for (16:9) televisions; Dolby digital mono.
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
1604652462 9781604652468
715515054812
CC1876D The Criterion Collection
Children of drug addicts--Drama.
Cortisone--Drama.
Drug addiction--Psychological aspects--Drama.
Drug addicts' spouses--Drama.
Drug addicts--United States--Drama.
Dysfunctional families--Drama.
Fathers and sons--Drama.
Male elementary school teachers--Drug use--Drama.
Medication abuse--Drama.
Suburban life--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Based on an article in the New Yorker by Burton Roueché. Bonus features: Audio commentary by Geoff Andrew; "Profile of Nicholas Ray" a half-hour interview with the director; Interview with Jonathan Lethem featurette; Interview with Susan Ray featurette; Theatrical trailer; Booklet. "Somewhere in suburbia" essay by B. Kite. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
Music, David Raksin ; conducted by Lionel Newman ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss ; film editor, Louis Loeffler ; executive wardrobe designer, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Mary Wills ; orchestration, Edward B. Powell. Music, David Raksin ; conducted by Lionel Newman ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss ; film editor, Louis Loeffler ; executive wardrobe designer, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Mary Wills ; orchestration, Edward B. Powell.
James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert Simon, Christopher Olsen, Roland Winters, Rusty Lane, Rachel Stephens, Kipp Hamilton.
When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot.
DVD; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (2.55:1) presentation enhanced for (16:9) televisions; Dolby digital mono.
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
1604652462 9781604652468
715515054812
CC1876D The Criterion Collection
Children of drug addicts--Drama.
Cortisone--Drama.
Drug addiction--Psychological aspects--Drama.
Drug addicts' spouses--Drama.
Drug addicts--United States--Drama.
Dysfunctional families--Drama.
Fathers and sons--Drama.
Male elementary school teachers--Drug use--Drama.
Medication abuse--Drama.
Suburban life--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.