The breaking point
(DVD)
Contributors
Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962, film director.
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962, film producer.
MacDougall, Ranald, screenwriter.
McCord, Ted, 1900-1976, director of photography.
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression)
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962, film producer.
MacDougall, Ranald, screenwriter.
McCord, Ted, 1900-1976, director of photography.
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression)
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Status
Courthouse - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
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Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
UPC
715515202213
Notes
General Note
Full frame (1.37:1 aspect ratio).
General Note
Based on the novel "To have and have not" by Ernest Hemingway.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950.
General Note
Special features: New interview with biographer and film historian Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: a Life in Film); New piece featuring actor and acting instructor Julie Garfield speaking about her father, actor John Garfield; "Fluid style," a video essay by filmmakers Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, analyzing Curtiz's directorial techniques; Excerpts from a 1962 episode of the Today show showing contents of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida, including items related to the novel "To Have and Have Not"; Trailer; An essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ted McCord ; editor, Alan Crosland Jr. ; musical direction, Ray Heindorf ; uncredited: music, Howard Jackson, Max Steiner.
Participants/Performers
John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce, Victor Sen Yung.
Description
"Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have And Have Not. John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, take on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Wallace Ford) as well as the playful come-ons of a cheeky blonde (Patricia Neal), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality--and his marriage--further than he'll admit. Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle does, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield"--Container.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Curtiz, M., Wald, J., MacDougall, R., McCord, T., Steiner, M., Jackson, H., Crosland, A., Garfield, J., Neal, P., Thaxter, P., Hernandez, J., Ford, W., Ryan, E., Dumke, R., Thomajan, G., Campbell, W., Jackson, S., Boyce, D. J., Yung, V. S., & Hemingway, E. (2017). The breaking point (DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Curtiz et al.. 2017. The Breaking Point. [New York, New York]: The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Curtiz et al.. The Breaking Point [New York, New York]: The Criterion Collection, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Curtiz, M., Wald, J., MacDougall, R., McCord, T., Steiner, M., Jackson, H. and Crosland, A. et al (2017). The breaking point. DVD special edn. [New York, New York]: The Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Curtiz, Michael, et al. The Breaking Point DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2017.
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