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Title:

Bigger than life [blu-ray] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Cinemascope picture ; story and screenplay by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum ; produced by James Mason ; directed by Nicholas Ray.

Format:

[blu-ray] /

Publisher:

Criterion Collection,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Rouech©♭, Berton,--1911-1994--Film adaptations.
Drug addicts--United States--Drama.
Drug addiction--Psychological aspects--Drama.
Male elementary school teachers--Drug use--Drama.
Drug addicts' spouses--Drama.
Children of drug addicts--Drama.
Dysfunctional families--Drama.
Fathers and sons--Drama.
Medication abuse--Drama.
Cortisone--Drama.
Suburban life--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979. 119106
Mason, James, 1909-1984. 196242
Hume, Cyril, 1900-1966. 335084
Maibaum, Richard. 322297
Rush, Barbara, 1927- 528300
Matthau, Walter. 7920
Simon, Robert (Robert F.) 351806
Rouech©♭, Berton, 1911-1994. 122094
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. 181834
Criterion Collection (Firm) 384634

Notes:

James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert Simon, Christopher Olsen, Roland Winters, Rusty Lane, Rachel Stephens, Kipp Hamilton. "Based on an article in the New Yorker by Burton Rouech©♭." Blu-ray disc release of the 1956 motion picture. Bonus features include audio commentary, television interview with the director, video interview with the widow of the director.

Summary:

A friendly schoolteacher turns violent when he becomes addicted to a painkiller he is prescribed for a painful health problem.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 507

ISBN:

1604652454
9781604652451

OCLC:

(OCoLC)554935943

UPC:

715515054713

Locations:

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)