Posts Tagged ‘William Wyler’

Wuthering Heights

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Wuthering Heights
Call Number: VHS00129
by Laurence Olivier; Merle Oberon; David Niven; William Wyler; Samuel Goldwyn; Emily Brontë;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Nelson Entertainment, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1939 (104 mins.); Based on the novel “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte; Nominated for eight 1940 Academy Awards
Summary: The tortured love affair between Heathcliff and Cathy ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar. Heathcliff’s savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax.
Also: See the Robert Fuest directed version (DVD00369) and the Luis Buñuel directed version Abismos de Pasion (VHS00815);
OCLC #: 38087049
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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The Little Foxes

Monday, October 13th, 2008
 
The Little Foxes
Call Number: VHS00055
by Samuel Goldwyn; Lillian Hellman; William Wyler; Bette Davis; Herbert Marshall; Teresa Wright; Richard Carlson; Dan Duryea; Meredith Willson; Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Embassy Home Entertainment, ©1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (116 mins.); Based on the play by Lillian Hellman; Nominated for nine Academy Awards
Summary: Regina Giddens is a vicious woman who destroys everyone around her while trying to satisfy her desire for wealth and social position.
OCLC #: 12240925
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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The Heiress

Monday, October 13th, 2008
 
William Wyler’s The Heiress
Call Number: VHS00047 Copy 1
VHS00047 Copy 2
by William Wyler; Ruth Goetz; Augustus Goetz; Olivia De Havilland; Montgomery Clift; Ralph Richardson, Sir; Miriam Hopkins; Mona Freeman; Vanessa Brown; Selena Royle; Henry James;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Copy 1: EMKA; MCA Home Video, Inc.: 1985
Copy 2: Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, 1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1949 (115 mins.); Nominated for eight Academy Awards; From the play by Ruth & Augustus Goetz & the novel “Washington Square” by Henry James;
Summary: A wealthy girl falls in love with a penniless man her father is sure only wants her for her money. When she plans to elope, her father threatens to disinherit her. Will she still go through with the marriage?
OCLC #: 80155105
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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