It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world
[S. l.] : The Criterion Collection, 2014
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Stanley Kramer followed his Oscar-winning Judgment at Nuremberg with this sobering investigation of American greed. Ah, who are we kidding? It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, about a group of strangers fighting tooth and nail over buried treasure, is the most grandly harebrained movie ever made, a pileup of slapstick and borscht-belt-y one-liners performed by a nonpareil cast, including Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Jonathan Winters, and a boatload ...; [leggi tutto]
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Descrizione | It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world / directed by Stanley Kramer. - [S. l.] : The Criterion Collection, 2014. - 3 DVD-Video + 2 Blu-ray Disc (163 min) : color., sonoro + 1 vol. |
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Special features: -Restored 4K digital transfer of the general release version of the film, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
High-definition digital transfer of a 197-minute extended version of the film, reconstructed and restored by Robert A. Harris using visual and audio material from the longer original road-show version, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack; -Audio commentary featuring It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo; -Documentary on the film’s visual and sound effects, featuring interviews with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt; -Excerpt from a 1974 talk show hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring Mad World actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters; -Press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and cast members; -Excerpts about the influence of the film from the 2000 AFI program 100 Years . . . 100 Laughs; -Two-part 1963 episode of the TV program Telescope that follows the film’s press junket and premiere; -The Last 70 mm Film Festival, a 2012 program featuring Mad World cast and crew, hosted by actor Billy Crystal; -Selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg’s original TV and radio ads for the film, with a 2013 introduction by Freberg; -Trailers and radio spots; -A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and new illustrations by legendary cartoonist Jack Davis, along with a map of the shooting locations by artist Dave Woodman. |
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ID scheda | 139621 |
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Cinemazero (PN) | 42401 | DVD 2098 | Sola consultazione | A scaffale | Nessuna |