Underworld /
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FilmPublisher number: CC1909D | The Criterion CollectionCC1908D | Criterion Collection (set)Original language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 528. | Criterion collection ; 529.Publication details: [United States] : Criterion Collection, ©2010.Edition: Special edDescription: 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9781604652925
- 1604652926
- 9781604652901
- 160465290X
- Originally released as part of the box set: 3 silent classics by Josef Von Sternberg
- Box set also known as: Three silent classics by Josef Von Sternberg
- Underworld (Motion picture : 1927)
- Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 -- Film adaptations
- Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964
- Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama
- Gangsters -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Illinois -- Drama
- Criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama
- Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
- Criminals
- Gangsters
- Man-woman relationships
- Organized crime
- Social conditions
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- Drama
- Illinois
- Illinois -- Chicago
- Silent films -- United States.
- Feature films -- United States.
- Crime films.
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Gangster films.
- Silent films.
- Gangster films.
- Silent films.
- Feature films.
- Gangster films.
- Silent films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Films de gangsters.
- Films muets.
- Films de fiction.
- 791.4372 23
- PN1997 .U53 2010
- Photographed by Bert Glennon ; editor-in-chief, E. Lloyd Sheldon ; titles by George Marion, Jr.
- Winner, Best Writing, Original Story (Ben Hecht), 1929 Academy Awards (USA).
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Recording | Carleton University, AVRC | SP456 - Collections Room | DVD-01888 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 16050165203 |
Originally produced in 1927 as a silent motion picture.
Released as part of the box set: 3 silent classics by Josef Von Sternberg.
Special features: Choice of two scores : One composed and conducted by Robert Israel for The Criterion Collection in 2010, the other composed and performed by Alloy Orchestra (premiered at the 2007 New York Film Festival) ; Underworld: how it came to be (ca. 36 min. ; written, directed and narrated by Janet Bergstrom, ©2010, The Criterion Collection) ; Accompanying guide includes: Essay on the film (Dreamland / by Geoffrey O'Brien), essays by the score composers (Robert Israel, and Ken Winokur of Alloy Orchestra), short story Underworld: an original story of Chicago / by Ben Hecht.
DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.
Silent film with English intertitles and accompanying musical score.
Winner, Best Writing, Original Story (Ben Hecht), 1929 Academy Awards (USA).
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