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Black narcissus Cover Image DVD DVD

Black narcissus

Powell, Michael, 1905-1990 (director,, producer.). Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988 (screenwriter,, producer.). Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007 (actor.). Sabu, 1924-1963 (actor.). Farrar, David, 1908-1995 (actor.). Robson, Flora, 1902-1984 (actor.). Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987 (Added Author). Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010 (actor.). Byron, Kathleen, 1921-2009 (actor.). Laird, Jenny, 1917-2001 (actor.). Furse, Judith, 1912-1974 (actor.). Hallatt, May, 1876-1969 (actor.). Whaley, Eddie, 1939- (actor.). Noble, Shaun, 1921-1999 (actor.). Roberts, Nancy, 1892-1962 (actor.). Cardiff, Jack, (cinematographer.). Mills, Reginald, 1912-1990 (film editor.). Easdale, Brian, 1909-1995 (composer.). Godden, Rumer 1907-1998 Black narcissus. (Added Author). Archers (Firm) (Added Author). Independent Producers, Ltd. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, May Hallatt, Eddie Whaley Jr., Shaun Noble, Nancy Roberts. (Cast).

Summary: A group of Anglican nuns runs into trouble when they try to start a hospital and a school in the Himalayas.

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  • ISBN: 9781604653076
  • Physical Description: videodisc
    1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
  • Edition: Fullscreen.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947; copyright held by Independent Producers Ltd.
Special features: video introduction by Bertrand Tavernier; audio commentary (Michael Powell, Martin Scorsese); episode of Les audaces d'un aventurier (The audacious adventurer), par Bertrand Tavernier (approximately 15 min.); A profile of Black narcissus (approximately 25 min.); Painting with light (approximately 30 min.); theatrical trailer; booklet with essay by critic Kent Jones.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Photographed by Jack Cardiff; editing, Reginald Mills; music, Brian Easdale.
Participant or Performer Note: Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, May Hallatt, Eddie Whaley Jr., Shaun Noble, Nancy Roberts.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC; original monoaural soundtrack 24-bit remastered. Dolby digital 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:
In English; optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Subject: Godden, Rumer -- 1907-1998 -- Film adaptations
Nuns -- India -- Drama
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Anglican Communion -- Drama
British -- India -- Drama
Himalaya Mountains -- Drama
Genre: Religious films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

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