The Devil and Daniel Webster
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
Format
DVD
ISBN
0780027000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Media
DEVIL AND DANIEL DVD1821
1 available
DEVIL AND DANIEL DVD1821
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Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
Language
English
ISBN
0780027000
UPC
037429149324, 037429181423
Notes
General Note
Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941; re-released in 1952 in shortened version as Daniel and the Devil.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Bernard Herrmann biographer Stephen C. Smith; a reading of Benét's original short story by actor/director Alec Baldwin; comparison with an earlier preview version titled "Here is a man"; the Columbia Workshop's radio dramatization of the "Devil and Daniel Webster" and "The sea serpent"; the music of the film in an interactive essay by Christopher Husted; behind-the-scenes photos; essays by Tom Piazza and Benét.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Bernard Herrmann.
Participants/Performers
Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, James Craig, Anne Shirley, John Qualen, Jeff Corey, Gene Lockhart, Lindy Wade.
Description
Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual-layer.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | DEVIL AND DANIEL DVD1821 | Available |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bernards Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD DEV | Available |
| Kinnelon Library - Adult Media | DVD DEVIL | Available |
| Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Media | DVD FIC DEV | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Benét, S. V., Dieterle, W., Totheroh, D., Arnold, E., Huston, W., Craig, J., Shirley, A., Simon, S., Darwell, J., Qualen, J., Corey, J., Lockhart, G., Wade, L., & Herrmann, B. (2003). The Devil and Daniel Webster . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen Vincent Benét et al.. 2003. The Devil and Daniel Webster. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen Vincent Benét et al.. The Devil and Daniel Webster Criterion Collection, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Benét, Stephen Vincent, et al. The Devil and Daniel Webster Criterion Collection, 2003.
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