Little women [videorecording] / Radio Pictures presents ; by Louisa M. Alcott ; executive producer, Merian C. Cooper ; directed by George Cukor ; screen play by Sarah Y. Mason & Victor Heerman.
Cooper, Merian C.; Cukor, George, 1899-1983.; Mason, Sarah Y., 1896-1980.; Heerman, Victor, 1893-1977; Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003.; Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990.; Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971.; Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942.; Parker, Jean.; Dee, Frances, 1907-2004.; Stephenson, Henry, 1871-1956.; Montgomery, Douglass, 1907-1966.; Byington, Spring, 1886-1971.; Hinds, Samuel S., 1875-1948.; Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Little women.; RKO Radio Pictures.; Turner Entertainment Co.; Warner Home Video (Firm)
2005
PN1997 .L5889 2005
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Title
Little women [videorecording] / Radio Pictures presents ; by Louisa M. Alcott ; executive producer, Merian C. Cooper ; directed by George Cukor ; screen play by Sarah Y. Mason & Victor Heerman.
ISBN
1419817671
9781419817670
9781419817670
Publication Details
[United States] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2005.
Language
English
Language Note
In English with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, or Korean; closed-captioned.
Description
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
012569676855
Call Number
PN1997 .L5889 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
67685 Warner Home Video
Summary
This tale centers on the March household: mother "Marmee" and her four daughters; Meg, Amy, Beth and Jo, and chronicles this New England family's joys and tribulations during the Civil War. The girls are committed to "showing father proud," father being a minister gone off to meet the spiritual needs of Yankee soldiers at war. Buoyed by their mother, the girls learn the meaning of giving and sacrifice with a jollity that may be off-putting to jaded 21st century viewers, especially when faced with the March girls presenting a "play" in their living room to the delight of invited neighbors and the consternation of one cantankerous but lovable aunt. The girls' placid lives are disrupted when one sibling falls ill, and the story becomes as real as life, at its most joyful and painful.
Note
Originally released as amotion picture in 1933.
Special features: Cast & crew [text feature]; Scoring stage session cues [audio feature];Hepburn & Cukor [text feature]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Awards [text feature].
Special features: Cast & crew [text feature]; Scoring stage session cues [audio feature];Hepburn & Cukor [text feature]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Awards [text feature].
Credits
Director of photography, Henry Gerrard ; costumes, Walter Plunkett ; production design, Hobe Erwin ; music, Max Steiner ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editor, Jack Kitchin.
Performer
Katharine Hepburn (Jo), Joan Bennett (Amy), Paul Lukas (Prof. Bhaer), Edna May Oliver (Aunt March), Jean Parker (Beth), Frances Dee (Meg), Henry Stephenson (Mr. Laurence), Douglass Montgomery (Laurie), Spring Byington (Marmee), Samuel Hinds (Mr. March).
Cast
Katharine Hepburn (Jo), Joan Bennett (Amy), Paul Lukas (Prof. Bhaer), Edna May Oliver (Aunt March), Jean Parker (Beth), Frances Dee (Meg), Henry Stephenson (Mr. Laurence), Douglass Montgomery (Laurie), Spring Byington (Marmee), Samuel Hinds (Mr. March).
Audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: G.
System Details Note
DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital mono.; full screen presentation preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition.
Awards
Winner, 1934 Academy Award, Best Writing, Adaptation--Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason; Winner, 1934 Venice Film Festival Golden Medal, Best Actress--Katharine Hepburn.
Added Author
Cooper, Merian C.
Cukor, George, 1899-1983.
Mason, Sarah Y., 1896-1980.
Heerman, Victor, 1893-1977
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003.
Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990.
Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971.
Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942.
Parker, Jean.
Dee, Frances, 1907-2004.
Stephenson, Henry, 1871-1956.
Montgomery, Douglass, 1907-1966.
Byington, Spring, 1886-1971.
Hinds, Samuel S., 1875-1948.
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Little women.
Cukor, George, 1899-1983.
Mason, Sarah Y., 1896-1980.
Heerman, Victor, 1893-1977
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003.
Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990.
Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971.
Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942.
Parker, Jean.
Dee, Frances, 1907-2004.
Stephenson, Henry, 1871-1956.
Montgomery, Douglass, 1907-1966.
Byington, Spring, 1886-1971.
Hinds, Samuel S., 1875-1948.
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Little women.
Added Corporate Author
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Table of Contents
Credits
Mrs. March
Jo and Aunt March
Sketch artist Amy
Fainting rehearsal
Father's letter
At the spinet
Christmas morning
Movable feast
"The Witch's Curse"
Visiting the Laurences
Fastidious party guests
Their admirers
Celebrated authoress
Gift of music
The telegram
Beth stricken
Bedside vigil
Homecoming
Pledged to each other
Wedding day blues
Jo's decision
Mrs. Kirke's boarding house
Kindred spirits
Europe-bound
Writing from the heart
Her Beth
Mutual comfort
Learning about love
Brother and sister
All together
Not empty now
Cast list.
Mrs. March
Jo and Aunt March
Sketch artist Amy
Fainting rehearsal
Father's letter
At the spinet
Christmas morning
Movable feast
"The Witch's Curse"
Visiting the Laurences
Fastidious party guests
Their admirers
Celebrated authoress
Gift of music
The telegram
Beth stricken
Bedside vigil
Homecoming
Pledged to each other
Wedding day blues
Jo's decision
Mrs. Kirke's boarding house
Kindred spirits
Europe-bound
Writing from the heart
Her Beth
Mutual comfort
Learning about love
Brother and sister
All together
Not empty now
Cast list.