The magnificent Ambersons [videorecording] / De Angelis Group and A&E Network Production ; RKO Pictures ; producers, Jonas Bauer, Gene Kirkwood, Norman Stephens ; screenplay, Orson Welles ; director, Alfonso Arau.
Closed-captioned. Originally produced for television broadcast. Based on the novel by Booth Tarkington. Special features include: Behind-the-scenes featurette; Orson Welles biography/filmography; cast and director biographies/filmographies; scene selections. Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Greenwood, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Gretchen Mol, Jennifer Tilly, William Hootkins, Dina Merrill, James Cromwell.
Summary:
Lavish new production made from Welles' original shooting script, allowing audiences to finally see his epic vision of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Booth Tarkington novel fully realized. The haunting story of a wealthy Midwestern family's struggle to adapt to the rapidly changing world at the dawn of the 20th century.
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