H.G. Wells' things to come
(DVD)
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2013].
Status
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD SF HGWEL | Available |
| Aurora Hills - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD SF HGWEL | Available |
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2013].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([22] pages : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Language
English
UPC
715515107013
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
General Note
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
General Note
Special features: New high-definiton digital film restoration; Audio commentary featuring film historian and writer David Kalat; Christopher Frayling on the design (interview with writer and cultural historian Christopher Frayling); Bruce Eder on the score (film historian Bruce Eder on Arthur Bliss's musical score); László Moholy-Nagy (unused footage by special effects artist Moholy-Nagy); The wandering sickness (audio recording from 1936 of a reading from H.G. Wells's writing). Booklet features an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Creation/Production Credits
Settings designed by Vincent Korda ; photography by Georges Perinal ; music specially composed by Arthur Bliss ; musical director, Muir Mathieson ; costumes designed by John Armstrong, Rene Hubert and the Marchioness of Queensberry [Cathleen Mann] ; film editors, Charles Crichton & Francis Lyon ; special effects directed by Ned Mann.
Participants/Performers
Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell, Sophie Stewart, Derrick De Marney, Ann Todd, Pearl Argyle, Kenneth Villiers, Ivan Brandt, Anne McLaren, Patricia Hilliard, Charles Carson.
Description
"Skipping through time, Things to come bears witness to world war, disease, dictatorship and finally utopia. Conceived, written and overseen by Wells himself as an adaptation of his own work."
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; PCM mono.
Language
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Menzies, W. C., Korda, A., Massey, R., Chapman, E., Richardson, R., Scott, M., Hardwicke, C., Braddell, M., Stewart, S., De Marney, D., Todd, A., Argyle, P., Villiers, K., Brandt, I., McLaren, A., Hilliard, P., Carson, C., Frayling, C., Kalat, D., Périnal, G., Bliss, A., Mathieson, M., Crichton, C., Lyon, F. D., Eder, B., Moholy-Nagy, L., O'Brien, G., & Wells, H. G. 1. (2013). H.G. Wells' things to come (DVD special ed.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William Cameron Menzies et al.. 2013. H.G. Wells' Things to Come. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William Cameron Menzies et al.. H.G. Wells' Things to Come Criterion Collection, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Menzies, William Cameron, et al. H.G. Wells' Things to Come DVD special ed., Criterion Collection, 2013.
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