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DVD

The last picture show

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Special ed. ; Widescreen version.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, nudity and language.

Summary

A bittersweet drama of the social and sexual mores in small-town Texas during the 1950s.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.

Special features: Two audio commentaries, one from 1991, featuring Bogdanovich, Cybil Shepherd, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, and Frank Marshall; the other from 2009, featuring Bogdanovich ; theatrical trailers ; "The last picture show : a look back" and "Picture this," documentaries about the making of the film ; a 2009 Q&A with Bogdanovich ; screen tests and location footage ; excerpts from a 1972 interview with Francois Truffaut about the New Hollywood.

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