Hail the conquering hero [videorecording] / Universal ; a Paramount Picture ; [produced by Buddy G. DeSylva and Preston Sturges] ; written and directed by Preston Sturges.

Edition:

Full frame

Publication:

Universal City, Calif. : Universal, 2006.

Format/Description:

Video
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Drama.
Deception -- United States -- Drama.
Heroes -- United States -- Drama.

Form/Genre:

Comedy films.
Feature films.

Language:

Optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
English captioned for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

DVD ; Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; NTSC region 1.

Summary:

"A quirky soldier (Eddie Bracken) gets an unexpected homecoming when a group of uproarious Marines decides to 'make' a hero out of the comic misfit"--Container.

Participant:

Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Georgia Caine, Al Bridge, Freddie Steele, Bill Edwards, Harry Hayden, Jimmy Conlin, Jimmy Dundee.

Credits:

Director of photography, John F. Seitz; editor, Stuart Gilmore; music score, Werner Heymann.

Notes:

Issued in container with title: Preston Sturges, the filmmaker collection.
Producer information from Internet Movie Database.
DVD of the motion picture originally produced in 1943.
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1.

Contributor:

Sturges, Preston. , Director, Author, Producer
De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950. , Producer
Bracken, Eddie, 1920-2002. , Actor
Raines, Ella, 1920-1988 , Actor
Walburn, Raymond, 1887-1969. , Actor
Demarest, William. , Actor
Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958 , Actor
Patterson, Elizabeth, 1875-1966. , Actor
Caine, Georgia, 1876-1964. , Actor
Bridge, Al, 1891-1957. , Actor
Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984. , Actor
Edwards, Bill, 1918-1999. , Actor
Hayden, Harry, 1882-1955 , Actor
Conlin, Jimmy, 1884-1962. , Actor
Dundee, Jimmie, 1900-1953. , Actor
Heymann, Werner Richard, 1896-1961. , Composer
Paramount Pictures, Inc. , Producer
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) , Distributor

Contains:

Preston Sturges, the filmmaker collection.

ISBN:

1417024143 (set)
9781417024148 (set)

OCLC:

76832245

Publisher Number:

025193112620 (set)
31126 Universal (set)

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