Video/Film
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DVD
in
English
Imitation of life
Universal.
- Universal City, CA : Universal, [2003]
- 1 videodisc (236 min.) : sound, b&w and colored ; 4 3/4 in.
- DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 2.0 mono; double-sided disc, standard format (1.33:1, 1934 version) & widescreen format (1.85:1, 1959 version).
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- Credits
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- 1934 version: Photography, Merritt Gerstad ; film editors, Philip Cahn, Maurice Wright.
- 1959 version: Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner.
- Performers
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- 1934 version: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Baby Jane (Juanita Quigley), Alan Hale, Henry Armetta, Wyndham Standing.
- 1959 version: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, Juanita Moore.
- Subjects
- Genre
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- Film adaptations.
- Fiction films.
- Feature films.
- Feature films — United States.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Series
- Summary
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- 1934 version: Two single mothers join together to form a successful business, but find that material success does nothing to stabilize their personal lives.
- 1959 version: Two single mothers, a down-on-her-luck actress and a homeless woman, attempt to find happiness for themselves and their daughters.
- Contents
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- Side 1. Imitation of life (1934, b&w, 111 min.) / a Universal picture ; the new Universal presents ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; screenplay, William Hurlbut ; directed by John M. Stahl
- Side 2. Imitation of life (1959, col., 125 min.) / Universal-International presents ; screenplay by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott ; produced by Ross Hunter ; directed by Douglas Sirk.
- Other information
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- Title from container.
- Based on the novel: Imitation of life / by Fannie Hurst.
- Originally produced as a motion pictures in 1934 and 1959.
- Special feature (side 2): theatrical trailers.
- Not rated by the MPAA.
- Language: In English, with optional French or Spanish subtitles and optional English captions for the hearing impaired.
- Publisher's number
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- 24233 Universal
- ISBN
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- 0783287062
- 9780783287065
- Identifying numbers
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- UPC: 025192423321
- OCLC: 55022725
- OCLC: 55022725
