David Lean directs Noël Coward : Inwhich we serve, This happy breed, Blithe spirit, Brief Encounter.
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pt.1,2 of 4Aurora Hills - Adult DVD/ Blu-rayDVD DRAMA DAVID pt.1,2 of 4Available
pt.3,4 of 4Aurora Hills - Adult DVD/ Blu-rayDVD DRAMA DAVID pt.3,4 of 4Available

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Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2012].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (43 pages : illustrations (some color)).
Language
English
UPC
715515093316

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally produced as motion pictures in 1942, 1944 and 1945.
General Note
Four DVD special edition features: audio commentary on Brief Encounter by film historian Bruce Eder ; interviews with Noël Coward scholar Barry Day on all of the films ; interview with cinematographer Ronald Neame from 2010 ; short documentaries on the making of Why We Serve and Brief Encounter ; documentary David Lean: A Self Portrait ; episode of the British television series The Southbank Show from 1992 ; audio recording of a 1969 conversation between actor Richard Attenborough and Coward ; trailers ; booklet featuring essays by critics.
Creation/Production Credits
In which we serve: British Lion Film Corpn. Ltd. presents a Two Cities film ; produced by Noel Coward ; photographed by Ronald Neame ; editor, Thelma Myers ; music, Noel Coward ; directed by Noel Coward and David Lean.
Creation/Production Credits
This happy breed: a Two Cities film ; a Noel-Coward-Cineguild production ; adapted for the screen by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock Allan ; film editor, Jack Harris ; photographed by Ronald Neame ; directed by David Lean ; produced by Noel Coward.
Creation/Production Credits
Blithe spirit: a Two Cities film ; a Noel Coward-Cineguild production ; adapted for the screen by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan ; film editor, Jack Harris ; music by Richard Addinsell ; photographed by Ronald Neame ; directed by David Lean.
Creation/Production Credits
Brief encounter: a Noel Coward-Cineguild production ; director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Jack Harris ; directed by David Lean ; produced by Noel Coward.
Participants/Performers
Cast of In which we serve: Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson, Kay Walsh, Joyce Carey,
Participants/Performers
Cast of This happy breed: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills, Kay Walsh.
Participants/Performers
Cast of Blithe spirit: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford.
Participants/Performers
Cast of Brief encounter: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard.
Description
Disc 1. In which we serve. The story of the H.M.S. Torrin, a British naval ship, from its construction through its destruction in World War II. As the surviving crew cling to life boats and wreckage awaiting rescue, they flashback to their homes and loved ones and in so doing recall just why they are fighting and whom they are fighting for. Disc 2. This happy breed. The story of a London family from 1919 to 1939, and their struggle to maintain a stable life in the period between the two World Wars. -- Disc 3. Blithe spirit. A cynical, self-absorbed novelist sets out to expose a fake medium and ends up with the amorous ghost of his first wife on his hands. Disc. 4. Brief encounter. After a chance meeting on a train station, a married doctor and a suburban housewife enter into a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair.
System Details
DVD; 1.37:1 aspect ratio; NTSC; Dolby digital mono.; region 1.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lean, D., Coward, N., Mills, J., Miles, B., Johnson, C., Walsh, K., Carey, J., Newton, R., Harrison, R., Cummings, C., Hammond, K., Rutherford, M., Howard, T., Neame, R., & Havelock-Allan, A. (2012). David Lean directs Noël Coward: Inwhich we serve, This happy breed, Blithe spirit, Brief Encounter (Four-DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Lean et al.. 2012. David Lean Directs Noël Coward: Inwhich We Serve, This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Lean et al.. David Lean Directs Noël Coward: Inwhich We Serve, This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter Criterion Collection, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lean, David, et al. David Lean Directs Noël Coward: Inwhich We Serve, This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter Four-DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2012.

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