Boomerang! [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; screen play by Richard Murphy ; produced by Louis de Rochemont ; directed by Elia Kazan.

Other Title:

Elia Kazan collection. [Disc 3], Boomerang!

Publication:

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, c2010.

Format/Description:

Video
1 videodisc : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects:

Murder -- Drama.
Public prosecutors -- Drama.
Police charges -- Drama.

Form/Genre:

Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Language:

In English (mono. or stereo.), with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.

System Details:

DVD (NTSC); region 1; Dolby digital mono. and stereo.

Summary:

When a local priest is murdered, a nervous drifter is fingered as the murderer. He denies committing the crime, but it's up to a prosecutor (Dana Andrews) who believes the man is innocent to convince the court. The film is based on a true story and was nominated for an Oscar.

Participant:

Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Cara Williams, Arthur Kennedy, Sam Levene, Taylor Holmes, Robert Keith, Ed Begley.

Credits:

Cinematography, Norbert Brodine ; editing, Harmon Jones ; music, David Buttolph.

Notes:

Based on an article by Anthony Abbot, published in The Reader's Digest, December, 1945.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1947.
Issued as part of a 16-title, 18-disc boxed set (Elia Kazan collection) with: A Letter to Elia (documentary); A tree grows in Brooklyn; Gentleman's agreement; Pinky; Panic in the streets; A Streetcar named Desire; Viva Zapata!; Man on a tightrope; On the waterfront; East of Eden; Baby doll; A face in the crowd, Wild river; Splendor in the grass; America, America.
Special features include: Optional audio commentary with film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini; Fox noir: trailers for I wake up screaming; House of strangers; and Vicki.

Contributor:

Kazan, Elia.
De Rochemont, Louis, 1899-1978.
Murphy, Richard, 1912-1993.
Abbott, Anthony.
Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979.
Andrews, Dana, 1909-1992.
Wyatt, Jane, 1912-2006.
Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

OCLC:

681911368

Publisher Number:

024543706465 (set)

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