Preston Sturges - Box-Set [UK Import]

Barbara Stanwyck, Dick Powell, Henry Fonda, Veronika Lake, Joel McCrea

DVD
Ausgabe vom 22. August 2005
Verkaufsrang: 56113 (je kleiner desto beliebter)
EAN/ISBN: 5050582357424
ASIN: B0009UV4HY (Amazon-Bestellnummer)
 Preston Sturges - Box-Set [UK Import] - Barbara Stanwyck, Dick Powell, Henry Fonda, Veronika Lake, Joel McCrea
Vereinigte Königreich Edition, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: TON: Englisch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Englisch ( Untertitel ), BONUSMATERIAL: Kasten-Satz, Multi-DVD Satz, Szene Zugang, Wechselwirkendes Menü, SYNOPSIS: Sullivan's Travels (1941): Hollywood director Joel McCrea, tired of churning out lightweight comedies, decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou? a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, he hits the road as a hobo. He finds the lovely Veronica Lake; and more trouble than he ever dreamed of! The Lady Eve (1941 ): Under Sturges's typically antic microscope, the collision between the gold-digging Harrington and the very rich, very hapless brewery-heir-turned-herpetologist Charles Pike (a wonderfully callow, guileless Henry Fonda) yields ample opportunity for the writer-director to skewer issues of class and sex; as always, Sturges is bold in pushing the censors' envelope, capturing a palpable erotic heat between the canny Jean and the literally feverish Charlie, who, after a year up the Amazon, is instantly smitten by the mere sight of her shapely ankles. Hail The Conquering Hero (1944 ): When Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith is discharged from the Marines due to a hayfever condition, he is reluctant to return home. However, on the advice of some fellow marines, Woodrow fabricates a story which elevates him to the status of war hero... The Great Moment (1944): Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, Jean disguises herself as an English lady, and comes back to tease and torment him. The Great McGinty (1940 ): In a dive bar south of the border, a begrudging bartender, McGinty (Brian Don