| The Philadelphia Story - Special Edition (1940)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Katharine Hepburn |
Tracy Samantha Lord
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| Barry Pinto |
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| John Beal |
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| Pandro S. Berman |
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| Leland Hayward |
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| Cary Grant |
C. K. Dexter Haven
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| James Stewart |
Mike Connor
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| Ruth Hussey |
Liz Imbrie
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| John Howard |
George Kittredge
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| Roland Young |
Uncle Willie
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| John Halliday |
Seth Lord
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| Mary Nash |
Margaret Lord
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| Virginia Weidler |
Dinah Lord
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| Henry Daniell |
Sidney Kidd
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Romance |
| Director |
George Cukor; David Heeley |
| Producer |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Writer |
Donald Ogden Stewart; Philip Barry |
| Studio |
Warner Home Video |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR (Not Rated) |
| Running Time |
112 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Re-creating the role she originated in Philip Barry's wickedly witty Broadway play, Katharine Hepburn stars as the spoiled and snobby socialite Tracy Lord in this sparkling 1940 screen adaptation of The Philadelphia Story, one of the great romantic comedies from the golden age of MGM studios. Applying her impossibly high ideals to everyone but herself, Tracy is about to marry a stuffy executive when her congenial ex-husband (Cary Grant), arrives to protect his former father-in-law from a potentially scandalous tabloid exposé. In an Oscar-winning role, James Stewart is the scandal reporter who falls for Tracy as her wedding day arrives, throwing her into a dizzying state of premarital jitters. Who will join Tracy at the altar? Snappy dialogue flows like sparkling wine under the sophisticated direction of George Cukor in this film that turned the tide of Hepburn's career from "box-office poison" to glamorous Hollywood star. --Jeff Shannon |
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| Edition Details |
| Edition |
Two-Disc Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.33:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Barcode |
012569699021 |
| Release Date |
3/1/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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Disc 1:
Commentary by Film Historian Jeannine Basinger
George Cukor Movie Trailer Gallery
Disc 2:
Katherine Hepburn: All About Me - A Self Portrait Documentary
The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor Documentary
Robert Benchley Short That Inferior Feeling
Cartoon The Homeless Flea
Audio Only Bonus: 2 Radio Adaptations featuring the movie's 3 stars |
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