The devil and Daniel Webster
(DVD)
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, c2003.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley-Finkelstein Memorial Library - Adult Entertainment DVD | DVD DRAMA DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER | Checked Out |
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Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, c2003.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
DVD; Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual-layer.
General Note
Closed-captioned.
General Note
Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benet.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Bernard Herrmann biographer Stephen C. Smith; a reading of Benet's original short story by actor/director Alec Baldwin; comparison with an earlier preview version titled "Here is a man"; the Columbia Workshop's radio dramatization of the "Devil and Daniel Webster" and "The sea serpent"; the music of the film in an interactive essay by Christopher Husted; behind-the-scenes photos; essays by Tom Piazza and Benet.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941; re-released in 1952 in shortened version as Daniel and the Devil.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Bernard Herrmann.
Participants/Performers
Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, James Craig, Anne Shirley, John Qualen, Jeff Corey, Gene Lockhart, Lindy Wade.
Description
Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2003). The devil and Daniel Webster . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)2003. The Devil and Daniel Webster. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)The Devil and Daniel Webster Criterion Collection, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)The Devil and Daniel Webster Criterion Collection, 2003.
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