Summary
Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his... Full description
Summary: |
Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind. |
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Item Description: |
DVD release of the 1967 motion picture. Special features: Disc 1: Introduction by Steven Spielberg; Introduction by Tom Brokaw; A message from Quincy Jones; Introduction to the film by Karen Kramer. Disc 2: "A love story of today" featurette; "A special kind of love" featurette; Stanley Kramer: a man's search for truth; Stanley Kramer accepts the Irving Thalberg Award; 2007 Producers Guild "Stanley Kramer" Award presentation to Al Gore; Photo gallery. |
Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time: |
01:47:00 |
Format: |
DVD ; Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 3.0, remastered in High Definition. |
Audience: |
Not Rated. |
Awards: |
Academy Awards, 1967: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn) ; Best Original Screenplay (William Rose) |
Production Credits: |
Music, DeVol ; director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; production design by Robert Clatworthy ; costumes, Joe King ; film editor, Robert C. Jones ; set decorator, Frank Tuttle. |
ISBN: |
1424869005 9781424869008 |
Access: |
For private home use only. |