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Daisy Kenyon [videorecording] / [presented by] Twentieth Century Fox ; screenplay by David Hertz ; produced and directed by Otto Preminger.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Elizabeth Janeway.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Special features: Audio commentary by film noir historian Foster Hirsch; "From journeyman to artist: Otto Preminger at Twentieth Century Fox" documentary; "Life in the shadows: the making of 'Daisy Kenyon'" featurette; interactive pressbook; still galleries; original theatrical trailer.
Participant or Performer Note:
Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda, Ruth Warrick, Martha Stewart, Peggy Ann Garner, Connie Marshall, Nicholas Joy, Art Baker.
Summary, etc.:
Daisy Kenyon is a lovelorn commercial artist caught in a romantic triangle with two men-- one she loves but cannot have and one whose love she cannot return. While in an emotionally draining love affair with married attorney Dan O'Mara, who refuses to leave his wife, she meets returning Army sergeant Peter Lapham-- a decent and gentle man who instantly falls in love with her. Although she carries a torch for Dan, she knows Peter will give her the secure life she desires and agrees to marry him. But when Dan divorces his wife, Daisy is suddenly torn between her obligations and her passions.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
This DVD is copy protected.
Language Note:
English dialogue, English, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Janeway, Elizabeth > Film and video adaptations.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Adulterio > Teatro.
Relaciones hombre-mujer > Teatro.
Genre: Feature films.
Film noir.
Melodrama.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Bibliomation.

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