The man who fell to Earth /

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Author / Creator:	Tevis, Walter S.
Edition:	Widescreen format; director-approved special ed.
Imprint:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection ; [Troy, Mich.] : [Distributed by] Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2005, c1976.
Description:	160 p. + 2 DVDs (139 min. ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 accompanying booklet (unpaged ; col., ill. ; 19 cm.).
Language:	English
Series:	Criterion collection ; 304 Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 304.
Subject:	Tevis, Walter S. Human-alien encounters -- Drama. Chief executive officers -- Drama. Alienation (Social psychology) -- Drama. Alienation (Social psychology) Chief executive officers. Human-alien encounters. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Science fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6201589

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Other uniform titles:	Bowie, David. Torn, Rip, 1931- Clark, Candy. Henry, Buck. Mayersberg, Paul. Deeley, Michael. Spikings, Barry. Roeg, Nicolas, 1928- Tevis, Walter S. Man who fell to Earth.
ISBN:	1559409649
Notes:	Title and credits from container. Based on the novel by Walter Tevis. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976. Special features: audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and Buck Henry (disc 1); new video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg; Performance, new video interviews with actors Candy Clark and Rip Torn; audio interview with May Routh and Brian Eatwell; multiple still galleries including Routh's costume sketches, behind-the-scenes photos, production and publicity stills; gallery of posters from Roeg's films. Includes the book: The man who fell to Earth / Walter Tevis. The man who fell to Earth published Del Rey. Originally published by Bantam Books, Inc. in 1963. Accompanying booklet contains historical information and commentary on the film. Disc 1 contains feature film and supplementary material; disc 2 contains supplements. Cinematographer, Anthony Richmond ; music, John Phillips. David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry. DVD; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.; region 1. Soundtrack in English. Closed-captioned.
Summary:	An alien, on mission a mission to obtain water, becomes a head of a large corporation. Ultimately, he is overwhelmed by American capitalism and a relationship with a women. Includes director Roeg's full uncut version.
Target Audience:	Not rated by the MPAA.
Standard no.:	715515016629
Publisher's no.:	CC1616D Criterion Collection

Review by Library Journal Review

In an inspired bit of casting, rock star David Bowie stars as an alien who comes to Earth in search of water for his drought-stricken planet in Nicolas Roeg's fascinatingly offbeat sf cult classic. Once available in an inferior-looking, expurgated edition, the film was released by Anchor Bay last year in a digitally upgraded "complete and uncensored" version restoring 20 minutes of footage not included in the original domestic theatrical release. Libraries not owning that edition ought to opt for this still better one, which includes the Walter Tevis source novel. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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The man who fell to Earth /

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