Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington
1999
DVD
Washington's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780767828017
- 0767828011
Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
Target Audience Note: Canadian Home Video Rating: G
Other Title:
- Mr. Smith goes to Washington [DVD]
- Mister Smith goes to Washington [DVD]
Notes:
- Originally released as motion picture in 1939.
- "This film was restored by the Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center."
- "Full screen version ... theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 1.33:1"--Container.
- Special features: scene selections, theatrical trailers, talent files, vintage advertising, featurette, and Frank Capra, Jr. commentary.
- Story, Lewis R. Foster; director of photography, Joseph Walker; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin.
- Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi.
- DVD; Dolby digital mono.
- In English, Spanish or Portuguese with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
- Academy Award: Best screenplay (original story)
Contents:
- Start
- Having kittens
- The Hopper family
- Star-spangled banquet
- At the station
- Saunders
- Daniel Boone arrives
- Press conference
- Paine & Saunders
- The U.S. Senate
- Washington press corps
- Paine's recommendation
- National boys' camp
- New bills & resolutions
- "Let's get married."
- Whistle-blower
- Taylor meets Smith
- "I compromised."
- Yielding to Paine
- Committee hearing
- The Lincoln Memorial
- Smith is recognized
- Paine walks out
- Filibuster!
- Democracy in action
- "Tell Jeff to stop."
- 23 hours, 16 minutes
- Paine breaks.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 27969
Control Number: 523468
UPC: 043396279698
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999]Series:
Subjects:
- Political corruption -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
- United States -- Politics and government -- Drama.
- United States. Congress. Senate -- Drama.
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