Turner Classic Movies greatest classic legends film collection. Elizabeth Taylor / Warner Bros. Pictures presents.
Cat on a hot tin roof: A story of deception which is destroying a patriarchal Southern family as its' members gather for the imminent demise of their "Big Daddy."
Father of the bride: Chaos reigns when the beautiful daughter of a family casually announces her plans to marry. What follows is a warmly humorous story, with wedding preparations, ruffled egos and the unavoidable meeting with the prospective in-laws.
Butterfield 8: A high-class call girl in New York and a socially prominent man fall in love. However, he can't forget her past and she resents his distrust, so they battle their emotions and each other, leading to a powerful and explosive climax.
The sandpiper: A repressed minister with a devoted wife must come to terms with his adulterous feelings for a beautiful, free-spirited woman.
Item details
- ISBN: 0780670108
- ISBN: 9780780670105
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (435 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Title from container. Cat on a hot tin roof based on the play by Tennessee Williams. Father of the bride based on the novel by Edward Streeter. The sandpiper based on the story by Martin Ransohoff and adapted by Irene Kamp and Louis Kamp. Special features: Cat on a hot tin roof: commentary by biographer/film historian Daniel Spoto; featurette Cat on a hot tin roof: playing cat and mouse; theatrical trailer ; Father of the bride: two newsreels; production notes; theatrical trailer ; Butterfield 8: notes on Elizabeth Taylor; theatrical trailer; The sandpiper: two featurettes: The big sur, and A statue for The sandpiper. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Cat on a hot tin roof (1958, 108 min.) -- Father of the bride (1950, 94 min.) -- Butterfield 8 (1960, 109 min.) -- The sandpiper (1965, 117 min.). |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cat on a hot tin roof: Producer, Lawrence Weingarten ; director, Richard Brooks ; screenplay, Richard Brooks. Father of the bride: Producer, Pandro S. Berman ; director, Vincente Minnelli ; screenplay, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett. Butterfield 8: Director, Daniel Mann ; screenplay, Charles Schnee, John Michael Hayes. The sandpiper: Director, Vincente Minnelli ; screenplay, Dalton Trumbo, Michael Wilson. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Cat on a hot tin roof : Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson. Father of the bride: Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Don Taylor, Billie Burke. Butterfield 8: Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Dina Merrill, Mildred Dunnock, Betty Field, Jeffrey Lynn, Kay Medford, Susan Oliver. The sandpiper: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Robert Webber, Morgan Mason. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, standard and widescreen presentations; region 1; Dolby Digital mono. |
Language Note: | English or French (Now, voyager only) dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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