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The Resource The story of Temple Drake, a Paramount picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Stephen Roberts ; screen play by Oliver H.P. Garrett

The story of Temple Drake, a Paramount picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Stephen Roberts ; screen play by Oliver H.P. Garrett

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Summary
Loosely adapted from William Faulkner's controversial novel Sanctuary, this notorious pre-Code melodrama stars Miriam Hopkins as Temple Drake, the coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge. When a boozehound date strands her at a bootleggers' hideout, Temple is subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (71 min.)
Note
  • Title and credits from screen
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1933
  • From the novel: Sanctuary / William Faulkner
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Special edition features: Casting a shadow (new program featuring a conversation between cinematographer John Bailey and Matt Severson, director of the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, about the film's visual style, as well as archival materials relating to its production); Pre-code powerhouse (new program featuring critic Imogen Sara Smith on the complexity of the film and its central performance by Miriam Hopkins); Honest expression (new interview with critic Mick LaSalle about the film, censorship, and the Production Code); plus: an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Isbn
9781681436661
Instance
Label
The story of Temple Drake
Title
The story of Temple Drake
Statement of responsibility
a Paramount picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Stephen Roberts ; screen play by Oliver H.P. Garrett
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Loosely adapted from William Faulkner's controversial novel Sanctuary, this notorious pre-Code melodrama stars Miriam Hopkins as Temple Drake, the coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge. When a boozehound date strands her at a bootleggers' hideout, Temple is subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely
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Accompanying matter
libretto or text
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Credits note
Photography, Karl Struss
Format of music
score
Music parts
instrumental parts
PerformerNote
Miriam Hopkins, William Gargan, Jack La Rue, Florence Eldridge, Sir Guy Standing, Irving Pichel, Jobyna Howland and William Collier, Jr
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1895-1936
  • 1897-1952
  • 1902-1972
  • 1905-1979
  • 1897-1962
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Roberts, Stephen
  • Garrett, Oliver H. P.
  • Hopkins, Miriam
  • Gargan, William
  • LaRue, Jack
  • Eldridge, Florence
  • Faulkner, William
  • Paramount Productions
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
1006
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Women
  • Revenge
  • Rape
  • Gangsters
  • Prostitution
Label
The story of Temple Drake, a Paramount picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Stephen Roberts ; screen play by Oliver H.P. Garrett
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title and credits from screen
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1933
  • From the novel: Sanctuary / William Faulkner
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Special edition features: Casting a shadow (new program featuring a conversation between cinematographer John Bailey and Matt Severson, director of the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, about the film's visual style, as well as archival materials relating to its production); Pre-code powerhouse (new program featuring critic Imogen Sara Smith on the complexity of the film and its central performance by Miriam Hopkins); Honest expression (new interview with critic Mick LaSalle about the film, censorship, and the Production Code); plus: an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Accompanying material
1 booklet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm).
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (71 min.)
Isbn
9781681436661
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515238717
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC3094BD
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1122745304
  • on1122745304
  • OCoLC
System details
Blu-ray; region A; full screen (1.33:1); LPCM 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
The story of Temple Drake, a Paramount picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Stephen Roberts ; screen play by Oliver H.P. Garrett
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title and credits from screen
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1933
  • From the novel: Sanctuary / William Faulkner
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Special edition features: Casting a shadow (new program featuring a conversation between cinematographer John Bailey and Matt Severson, director of the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, about the film's visual style, as well as archival materials relating to its production); Pre-code powerhouse (new program featuring critic Imogen Sara Smith on the complexity of the film and its central performance by Miriam Hopkins); Honest expression (new interview with critic Mick LaSalle about the film, censorship, and the Production Code); plus: an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Accompanying material
1 booklet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm).
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (71 min.)
Isbn
9781681436661
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515238717
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC3094BD
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1122745304
  • on1122745304
  • OCoLC
System details
Blu-ray; region A; full screen (1.33:1); LPCM 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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