DVD
Best picture winners : Out of Africa ; Beautiful mind ; All quiet on the Western front ; Going my way / Universal.
Out of Africa: the story of writer Isak Dinesen's life in Kenya running a coffee plantation, where she fell in love with the land and the people.
A beautiful mind: the story of John Forbes Nash Jr., a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who learned to cope with his disease and win a Nobel Prize.
All quiet on the western front: Seven patriotic German youths go together from school to the battlefields of World War I. The center of this drama is a young man who goes from being an enthusiastic war endorser to battle-weary veteran.
Going my way: When old and fading St. Dominic's Church gets a new priest, things are bound to change.
Record details
- Physical Description: 4 DVDs (approximately 556 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Universal City, California : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Best picture Academy Award Winners, originally released as individual motion pictures, 1930-2001. Out of Africa, based on the books by Isak Dinesen; A beautiful mind, based on the book by Sylvia Nasar; All quiet on the western front, based on the book by Erich Maria Remarque. V.1 Out of Africa, V.2 A beautiful mind, V.3 All quiet on the western front, V.4 Going my way |
| Formatted Contents Note: | V.1. Out of Africa / produced and directed by Sydney Pollack; written by Kurt Luedtke -- V.2. A beautiful mind / produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard; written by Akiva Goldsman; directed by Ron Howard -- V.3. All quiet on the western front / produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr.; written by George Abbott, Maxwell Anderson, Del Andrews; directed by Lewis Milestone -- V.4. Going my way / produced and directed by Leo McCarey; written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Out of Africa: Director of photography, David Watkin ; editor, Frederic Steinkamp ... [et al.] ; music, John Barry. A beautiful mind: Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Mike Hill, Dan Hanley ; music, James Horner. All quiet on the western front: Director of photography, Arthur Edeson ; editor, Edgar Adams; music, David Broekman. Going my way: Director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; editor, LeRoy Stone ; music, Jimmy Van Heusen. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Out of Africa: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer. A beautiful mind: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly. All quiet on the western front: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray. Going my way: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; fullframe; Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono. |
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| Genre: | Drama. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | DVD BES V.1-2 (Text) | V.1-2 | 000118934 | Video | Available | - |
| Homer Public Library | DVD BES V.3-4 (Text) | V.3-4 | 000118935 | Video | Available | - |