A tree grows in Brooklyn
(DVD) 

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, [2010].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543706465 (set)

Notes

General Note
Adapted from the novel by Betty Smith.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945.
General Note
Issued as part of a 16-title, 18-disc boxed set (Elia Kazan collection) with: A Letter to Elia (documentary); Boomerang!; Gentleman's agreement; Pinky; Panic in the streets; A Streetcar named Desire; Viva Zapata!; Man on a tightrope; On the waterfront; East of Eden; Baby doll; A face in the crowd, Wild river; Splendor in the grass; and America, America. Discs packaged in binder ([22] p. : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm.) entitled: The Elia Kazan Collection / selected by Martin Scorsese. Accompanied by hardcover book (100 p. : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm.) entitled: Elia Kazan / written by David M. Gillen.
General Note
Extras include: Commentary by film historian Richard Schickel, with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson, and Norman Lloyd; The making of A tree grows in Brooklyn; An appreciation of Dorothy McGuire; Movietonews: Betty Smith acknowledges artist renderings of the characters from her novel; Movietonews: Motion picture Academy Awards, Oscars for film achievements; sneak peek.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Alfred Newman.
Participants/Performers
Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson.
Description
Based on Betty Smith's novel, the film tells the story of a girl who strives for a better life, despite her family's poverty, which is caused in part by her father's alcoholism.
System Details
DVD (NTSC); region 1; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English, with optional subtitles in English (SDH), French or Spanish.
Awards
Academy Award.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kazan, E., Lighton, L. D. 1., Slesinger, T., Davis, F., McGuire, D., Dunn, J., Garner, P. A., Blondell, J., Smith, B., & Gillen, D. M. (2010). A tree grows in Brooklyn . Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment.

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

Elia. Kazan et al.. 2010. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment.

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

Elia. Kazan et al.. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kazan, Elia., et al. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2010.

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