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Contributors
Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991.
Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988.
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990.
Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943.
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
Published
Irvington, N.Y. : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Edition
Fullscreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (123 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. 
Status
On Shelf
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
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Fiction
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Canada -- Drama.
Cities and towns -- Drama.
Submarines (Ships) -- Germany -- Drama.
United States -- Boundaries -- Canada -- Drama.
United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Adventure films.
Feature films.
War films.

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Published
Irvington, N.Y. : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
Edition
Fullscreen.
Language
English
UPC
715515022422

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
General Note
Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film and music historian Bruce Eder; "The volunteer"; a 1943 Powell and Pressburger war-effort short staring Ralph Richardson; "A pretty British affair": a BBC documentary on the careers of Powell and Pressburger, which consider their WWII-era collaborations and features rare footage of the filmmakers together; excerpts from Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography; original theatrical trailer.
Participants/Performers
Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Raymond Lovell, Niall MacGinnis, Glynis Johns, Finlay Currie.
Description
When a Nazi U-boat crew headed by the ruthless Lieutenant Hirth is stranded in Canada during the thick of World War II, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral United States.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono, restored high-definition transfer.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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