Straw dogs /
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Imprint: | [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2003] |
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Description: | 2 videodiscs : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet of program notes ([17] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | DVD Video |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6125848 |
Summary: | A young mathematician, David Summer, and his English wife, Amy, move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the village lies a savagery and violence that could destroy the couple. Controversial drama about a meek mathematician who exacts brutal vengeance when his wife becomes the victim of rape. This edition features the following supplements: Audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince; Isolated music and effects track; "Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron" (82 mins.), a documentary of reflections by members of Peckinpah's family, his friends, and his collaborators; "On Location: Dustin Hoffman" (26 mins.); Behind-the-scenes footage; video interviews with actress Susan George and producer Daniel Melnick; Peckinpah Responds: select correspondence to critics and viewers; Theatrical trailer and TV spots ; Plus: a reprinted interview with Sam Peckinpah from 1974, and an essay by poet Joshua Clover. |
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Item Description: | From Cinerama Releasing Corp. Presented by ABC Pictures Corp. Based on the novel: The siege of Trencher's farm / Gordon M. Williams. DVD version of a 1971 motion picture, with added special features: Disc one: uncut version of movie, with optional audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince ; Disc two: Sam Peckinpah : man of iron / Lucida Productions for BBC Television ; produced by Chris Rodley; directed by Paul Joyce (1991 documentary of reflections by members of Peckinpah's family, his friends, and his collaborators; 83 min.); On location : Dustin Hoffman / directed by Iain Johnstone (26 min.); behind-the-scenes footage; videointerviews with actress Susan George and producer Daniel Melnick; Peckinpah responds: select correspondence to critics and viewers; theatrical trailer and TV spots. Accompanying booklet contains a reprinted interview with Sam Peckinpah from 1974, and an essay by poet Joshua Clover. |
Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + |
Format: | DVD format. Mono. |
Production Credits: | Director of photography, John Coquillon ; editors, Roger Spottiswoode, Paul Davies, Tony Lawson ; music, Jerry Fielding. |
ISBN: | 1559409320 |