The 5,000 fingers of Dr. T. [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Stanley Kramer Company production ; screen play by Dr. Seuss, Allan Scott ; story and conception by Dr. Seuss ; directed by Roy Rowland.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 05836 | Columbia TriStar Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2001.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0767859707
- 9780767859707
- Title on container and disc label: Dr. Seuss's The 5,000 fingers of Dr. T
- 5000 fingers of Dr. T [Other title]
- Doctor Seuss's The five thousand fingers of Doctor T [Other title]
- Five thousand fingers of Doctor T [Other title]
- Director of photography, Frank Planer ; film editor, Al Clark ; music, Frederick Hollander ; lyrics, Dr. Seuss ; choreography, Eugene Loring ; production design, Rudolph Sternad.
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Main Library | DVD | FAMILY 5,000 fi | Available | 33111006629782 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote and helped design this eccentric fantasy about a young boy named Bart (Tommy Rettig) who, like most young boys, doesn't enjoy his piano lessons with the mean-spirited Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried). He figures his time would be better spent playing baseball with his friends or helping his grown-up buddy Arthur Zabladowski (Peter Lind Hayes), a plumber. One night, while fast asleep, Bart has a long and remarkable dream in which he's trapped in the kingdom of the fearsome Dr. T, who has enslaved hundreds of little boys, forcing them to practice on the world's largest piano until they drop. With the help of a friendly plumber, Bart plans a revolt that will topple Dr. T's evil empire once and for all. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T also features several songs for which Geisel contributed lyrics. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Container lists additional special features not found on disc: Talent files, Direct weblink to official Dr. Seuss web site.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Special features: Photo gallery; Gerald McBoing Boing's symphony (Columbia Pictures ; 1952 ; sd., col., animated film directed by Robert Cannon).
Director of photography, Frank Planer ; film editor, Al Clark ; music, Frederick Hollander ; lyrics, Dr. Seuss ; choreography, Eugene Loring ; production design, Rudolph Sternad.
Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, Tommy Rettig.
The imagination of nine-year-old Bart Collins comes to life in this fantasy film filled with surreal landscapes and tongue-twisting rhymes. When he is lulled to sleep by the monotony of his piano lessons, he dreams of a castle ruled by his eccentric piano teacher, Dr. Terwilliker. Dr. T wants to prove that his method of teaching piano is the best method in the world. After he banishes all other musical instruments to the dungeon, he lures 500 boys to perform on the biggest grand piano ever built.
MPAA rating: G ; Canadian Home Video rating: G.
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation ; Dolby digital ; Digitally mastered audio and video.
English (mono.), French, or Spanish soundtracks; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.