DVD
The breaking point
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Victor Sen Yung, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (97 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
"Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have And Have Not. John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, take on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer as well as the playful come-ons of a cheeky blonde, making a series of compromises that stretch his morality--and his marriage--further than he'll admit. Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle does, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield"--Container.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on a novel by Ernest Hemingway.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Special features: New 2K digital restoration ; new interview with critic Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: a Life in Film) ; new piece featuring actor and acting instructor Julie Garfield on her father, actor John Garfield ; new video essay by Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou, analyzing Curtiz's methods ; excerpts from a 1962 episode of Today showing contents of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida, including items related to To Have and Have Not, the novel on which The Breaking Point is based ; trailer.