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THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION
complete 3-disc boxset
Criterion Collection # 495
DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
http://www.criterion.com/films/3560
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002M36R1O/
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Description:
The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend.
Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV
technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar
demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive
'teleplays' constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of
America. The award-winning programs included in this box set -- originally curated for PBS in the
early 1980s as the series The Golden Age of Television, featuring recollections from key cast and
crew members -- were conceived by such up-and-comers as Rod Serling and John Frankenheimer and star
the likes of Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Rod Steiger, Julie Harris, and Piper Laurie.
READ:
The Golden Age of Television, Act III
by Ron Simon
of the commercial networks.
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DISC TWO
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"A WIND FROM THE SOUTH" (51 min.) Originally broadcast on "The United States Steel Hour" on Sep 11, 1955. Dir. Daniel Petrie, Written by James Costigan. Starring Julie Harris and Donald Woods.
"BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY" (52 min.) Originally broadcast on "The United States Steel Hour" on Sep 26, 1956. Dir. Daniel Petrie, Adapted by Arnold Schulman From the Book by Mark Harris. Starring Paul Newman and Albert Salmi.
"REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT" (73 min.) Originally broadcast on "Playhouse 90" on Oct 11, 1956. Dir. Ralph Nelson, Written by Rod Serling. Starring Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Ed Wynn, and Kim Hunter.
EXTRAS
In 1981, the public television anthology series "The Golden Age of Television" broadcast these
eight shows. These broadcasts were preceded by substantial introductions hosted by well-known actors
and including brief interviews with some cast and crew from the show. These introductions are
included with each of the shows in the boxed set. Hosts include Eva Marie Saint, Keenan Wynn, Roddy
McDowell, Merv Griffin, Cliff Robertson, Jack Klugman, Carl Reiner, and Julie Harris.
Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 7.59 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (main feature): 175 minutes
Type: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound (main feature): English
Subtitles: optional English
SPECIAL EDITION THREE-DISC SET
# Kinescopes of the live broadcasts of Marty (1953), Patterns (1955), No Time for Sergeants (1955),
A Wind from the South (1955), Bang the Drum Slowly (1956), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956), The
Comedian (1957), and Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
# Commentaries by directors John Frankenheimer, Delbert Mann, Ralph Nelson, and Daniel Petrie
# Interviews with select cast and crew, including Frankenheimer, Andy Griffith, Julie Harris, Kim
Hunter, Richard Kiley, Piper Laurie, Nancy Marchand, Jack Palance, Cliff Robertson, Mickey Rooney,
Carol Serling, Rod Steiger, and Mel Torme.
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