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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Crime films Film noir Video recordings for the hearing impaired Detective and mystery films Drama |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Vera Caspary |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Otto Preminger; Gene Tierney; Vincent Price; Clifton Webb; Dana Andrews; Jay Dratler; Samuel Hoffenstein; Betty Reinhardt; Joseph La Shelle; David Raksin; Vera Caspary; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
| OCLC Number: | 58469450 |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned with English and Spanish language tracks and subtitles. |
| Notes: | Adapted from the novel by Vera Caspary. Originally released as a motion picture in 1944. |
| Credits: | Cinematographer, Joseph LaShelle ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, David Raksin. |
| Cast: | Vincent Price, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Judith Anderson. |
| Target Audience: | Not rated. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD (NTSC, region 1); aspect ratio 1.33:1; Dolby Digital stereo and mono; Dual layer. |
| Contents: | Special features: Extended movie version with alternate opening -- Commentary by composer David Raksin and Wesleyan University film professor Jeanine Basinger -- Commentary by film historian/author Rudy Behlmer -- Documentaries: "Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait" and "Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain" as seen on Biography on the A & E Network -- Deleted scene with optional commentary by Rudy Behlmer -- Theatrical trailer. |
| Series Title: | Fox film noir, 1. |
| Other Titles: | Laura (Motion picture) Laura |
| Responsibility: | 20th Century Fox presents ; produced and directed by Otto Preminger ; screenplay by Jay Dratler and Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt. |
| More information: | |
| Local System Bib Number: | 183493 |
Abstract:
A beautiful young woman named Laura is found murdered shortly before her wedding to a dashing young playboy. Stirred by her portrait and adoring descriptions by her admirers, the detective assigned to her case finds that he is strangely under Laura's spell.
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- Caspary, Vera, -- 1899-1987 -- Film adaptations.
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