A tree grows in Brooklyn [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; screen play by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis ; produced by Louis D. Lighton ; directed by Elia Kazan.
Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson. Adapted from the novel by Betty Smith. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945. Issued as part of a 16-title, 18-disc boxed set (Elia Kazan collection) with: A Letter to Elia (documentary); Boomerang!; 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; and America, America. Discs packaged in binder ([22] p. : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm.) entitled: The Elia Kazan Collection / selected by Martin Scorsese. Accompanied by hardcover book (100 p. : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm.) entitled: Elia Kazan / written by David M. Gillen. Extras include: Commentary by film historian Richard Schickel, with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson, and Norman Lloyd; The making of A tree grows in Brooklyn; An appreciation of Dorothy McGuire; Movietonews: Betty Smith acknowledges artist renderings of the characters from her novel; Movietonews: Motion picture Academy Awards, Oscars for film achievements; sneak peek.
Summary:
Based on Betty Smith's novel, the film tells the story of a girl who strives for a better life, despite her family's poverty, which is caused in part by her father's alcoholism.
Series:
Elia Kazan collection ; [v.2]
OCLC:
(OCoLC)681907810
Locations:
ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)
GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)
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