The Devil and Daniel Webster /
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: DEV040 | Criterion CollectionLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 214.Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2003]Description: 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0780027000
- 9780780027008
- Container title: William Dieterle's The Devil & Daniel Webster
- Originally released under the title: All that money can buy
- Daniel and the devil
- Devil and Daniel Webster (Motion picture : 1941)
- 791.43/72 22
- PN1997 .D476 2003
- HU 3128
- Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Joseph August ; editor, Robert Wise.
- Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Bernard Herrmann)
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Recording | Carleton University, AVRC | SP456 - Collections Room | DVD-03613 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 16050313776 |
Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941 under title All that money can buy; re-released later that year as The Devil and Daniel Webster; re-issued in 1952 in a shortened version as Daniel and the Devil.
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Bernard Herrmann biographer Stephen C. Smith; a reading of Benét's original short story by actor/director Alec Baldwin; comparison with an earlier preview version titled "Here is a man"; the Columbia Workshop's radio dramatization of the "Devil and Daniel Webster" and "The sea serpent"; the music of the film in an interactive essay by Christopher Husted; behind-the-scenes photos; essays by Tom Piazza and Benét.
"It could even happen to you" -- For better or for worse -- Wonderful language -- Seven years -- Mashed potatoes & milk -- Paid in full -- Ten throws -- "Just the beginning" -- Hail & harvest -- Keeping him warm -- Higher stakes -- No respect -- A changed man -- Constitution & Bill of Rights -- "Quite a success" -- The contract -- "To save a New Hampshire man" -- American judge, American jury -- "Here is this man" -- And he hasn't been seen.
Educational and home use only.
DVD; NTSC, Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual-layer.
Includes English captions for the hearing impaired.
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Bernard Herrmann)
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