Shock corridor [videodisc] / a Allied Artists Pictures Corporation presents ; a Leon Fromkess, Sam Firks production written, produced [and] directed by Samuel Fuller.
Format:
[videodisc] /
Edition:
DVD special ed.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black & white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
NTSC; monaural; 1.75:1 aspect ratio. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963. DVD special ed. features include: new, restored high-definition digital transfer; new video interview with star Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker, Charles Dennis; "The typewriter, the rifle and the movie camera, Adam Simon's 1996 documentary on director Samuel Fuller. Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes, Larry Tucker, William Zuckert, Philip Ahn, Neyle Morrow, Frank Gerstle, Paul Dubov, Rachel Romen, Linda Randolph, John Matthews, Chuck Roberson, John Craig.
Contents:
Bonus features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer -- Original theatrical trailer -- New video interview with star Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker, Charles Dennis -- The typewriter, the rifle & the movie camera [documentary on director Samuel Fuller] (ca. 55 min. ; 1996 ; The British Film Institute and The Independent Film Channel ; in association with Channel Four Television, Havoc Incorporated and The Museum of Modern Art Department of Film and Video present).
Summary:
A journalist fakes mental illness to get himself committed to a mental hospital for a story. Soon, he starts to lose his mind.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.