DVD
Splendor in the grass
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English dialogue; French or English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Zohra Lampert.
Publication Information
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Deanie is a beautiful and sensitive teenager who would do whatever her mother and her 1928 Kansas hometown find proper. Her boyfriend, Bud, has intense desires for Deanie and the two are very much in love. But, sexual pressures in society creates a rift in their relationship. She restrains herself while Bud acts on them, but with another girl. Bud's actions drive Deanie to madness. She is committed into an institution while Bud reluctantly obeys his father and enrolls in Yale. The stock market crash of '29 hits and changes the lives of both their families. Together they learn the harsh lesson of love and life.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Special features: Oscar-nominated cartoon "Beep prepared;" theatrical trailer.