Becky Sharp.
(DVD)
Contributors
Mamoulian, Rouben, director.
Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972, actor.
Dee, Frances, 1907-2004, actor.
Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964, actor.
Burke, Billie, 1885-1970, actor.
Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972, actor.
Dee, Frances, 1907-2004, actor.
Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964, actor.
Burke, Billie, 1885-1970, actor.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
Status
Clallam Bay - New Digital Video Disc - New Media Shelves
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Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm
Language
English
UPC
738329231170
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1935.
General Note
Based on Thackeray's Vanity fair from the play "Becky Sharp" by Langdon Mitchell.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary by film historian Jack Theakston ; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Pioneer Pictures presents a Rouben Mamoulian production ; directed by Rouben Mamoulian ; written by Francis Edward ; photography, Ray Rennahan ; musical director, Roy Webb.
Participants/Performers
Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray.
Description
In the years just preceding Waterloo, best friends Becky and Amelia graduate from Miss Pinkerton₂s Academy for Girls. The wealthy Amelia invites the penniless Becky into the bosom of her family home while the manipulative Becky plots her climb up the social ladder. Entirely lacking in scruples and unhampered by conscience or morality, Becky ascends to the very pinnacle of society, crushing anyone who stands in her path.
Target Audience
OFRB Parental guidance.
Language
English audio.