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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Directed by: Preston Sturges
Featuring: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Margaret Hayes, Porter Hall, Robert Greig, Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore, Georges Renavent, Harry Rosenthal
Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou?—a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, Sullivan hits the road disguised as a hobo. En route to enlightenment, he encounters a lovely but no-nonsense young woman (Veronica Lake)—and more trouble than he ever dreamed of. This comic masterpiece by Preston Sturges is among the finest Hollywood satires and a high-water mark in the career of one of the industry’s most revered funnymen.
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Format: Blu-ray
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1.37:1
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English 1.0 PCM Mono
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English
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A
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1 Disc |
BD-50
Supplements
- Audio commentary by filmmakers Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean
- Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990), a seventy-five-minute documentary made by Bowser for PBS's American Masters series
- New video essay by film critic David Cairns, featuring filmmaker Bill Forsyth
- Interview with Sandy Sturges, the director's widow, from 2001
- Interview with Preston Sturges by gossip columnist Hedda Hopper from 1951
- Archival audio recordings of Preston Sturges
- Insert featuring an essay by Stuart Klawans
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Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Producer: Johanna Schiller
Artwork: Maurice Vellekoop
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