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Mel Brooks' The producers / Joseph E. Levine presents ; a Sidney Glazier production ; written by Mel Brooks ; produced by Sidney Glazier ; directed by Mel Brooks.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: K24233 | Kino Lorber, Inc.Language: English Series: KL studio classicsPublisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2021]Edition: [Special edition]Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Producers
Uniform titles:
  • Producers (Motion picture : 1968)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Joseph Coffey ; edited by Ralph Rosenblum ; music composed and conducted by John Morris ; "We're prisoners of love" and "Springtime for Hitler" words and music by Mel Brooks ; choreographer, Alan Johnson.
Cast: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Estelle Winwood, Christopher Hewett, Kenneth Mars, Lee Meredith.Summary: "Low-rent Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his high-strung accountant Leo Bloom discover that, with the help of a few gullible investors, they can make more money on a flop than on a hit. Armed with the worst show ever written and an equally horrific cast, this double-dealing duo is banking on disaster. But when their sure-to-offend musical becomes a surprise hit, they find themselves in the middle of a Broadway blitzkrieg"--Container
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD New COMEDY PRODUCER In transit from Main Library to Dr. James Carlson Library since 05/19/2024 33111010014633
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD New COMEDY PRODUCER Checked out 05/28/2024 33111010004576
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Low-rent Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his high-strung accountant, Leo Bloom, discover that, with the help of a few gullible investors, they can make more money on a flop than on a hit! Armed with the worst show ever written ('Springtime for Hitler') and an equally horrific cast, this double-dealing duo is banking on disaster. But when their sure-to-offend musical becomes a surprise smash hit, they find themselves in the middle of a Broadway blitzkrieg!

Title and credits from screen; edition statement from publisher's website.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.

Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).

Special features: New audio commentary by Michael Schlesinger; making of; Playhouse outtake; sketch gallery; Peter Sellers' statement read by Paul Mazursky; radio spot; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Joseph Coffey ; edited by Ralph Rosenblum ; music composed and conducted by John Morris ; "We're prisoners of love" and "Springtime for Hitler" words and music by Mel Brooks ; choreographer, Alan Johnson.

Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Estelle Winwood, Christopher Hewett, Kenneth Mars, Lee Meredith.

"Low-rent Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his high-strung accountant Leo Bloom discover that, with the help of a few gullible investors, they can make more money on a flop than on a hit. Armed with the worst show ever written and an equally horrific cast, this double-dealing duo is banking on disaster. But when their sure-to-offend musical becomes a surprise hit, they find themselves in the middle of a Broadway blitzkrieg"--Container

Not rated.

DVD; NTSC, region 1; 16:9 anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0.

Public performance rights included. CaOKQ

English dialogue; optional English subtitles.

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