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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569522428
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: August 15, 2006
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 13186
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 18, 1942
Editorial Review:
Description:
It's a quaint turn-of-the-century small town of shady streets, swimming holes and the Sunday afternoon clip-clop of horse and buggy. But that peaceful exterior conceals human lives twisted by cruelty, murder and madness. Kings Row is one of Warner Bros.' most distinguished productions, highlighted by an outstanding cast, haunting James Wong Howe cinematography and a somber, emotion-laden Erich Wolfgang Korngold score. Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Betty Field, Claude Rains and Charles Coburn give indelible performances ? and Ronald Reagan's portrayal of Drake, a cheerful ne'er-do-well shattered by tragedy, has been hailed as his career best. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards? including Best Picture,* Kings Row is a powerful American saga of dreams, despair and triumph.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Kings Row
This is an outstanding film starring Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings, Ann Sheridan, Claude Rains, Charles Coburn and Betty Field. (1942) I have been looking for this film and was delighted when I found it available on Amazon.com. It is a great story and I thank you for providing it to me. I strongly recommend this film. Beverly Badini
Rating: - Electrifying!
Personally I think this movie could garner a five-star rating from anyone, regardless of age. Like any exceptional movie, there are multiple layers to solicit an empathy from the urban goth to the rural colonialist. But, if you're a romantic, then this movie is a magic carpet ride into the depths of both heart and soul. The love scene between Parris and Cassie in the storm is just about the most explosive interaction between two hungry, existentialists that's ever been captured on film. This movie ... Read More
Rating: - When A Potboiler Becomes a Great Movie
KINGS ROW is one of those rare films that transcends its potboiler status into one that can make a legitimate claim as a near-great movie. Taken from the novel by Harry Bellamann, KINGS ROW, under the sure hand of director Sam Wood, manages to convey a gripping peek into the lives of Middle America at the turn of the century. There are many critics who compare this to a pre-World War II PEYTON PLACE, and there is some justification for that in that both deal with the lives of small town residents who ... Read More
Rating: - My Favorite Movie
Anyone that says that Ronald Reagan couldn't act needs to see this movie. It is a sweeping story of friendship, loyalty and hope set in a small town at the turn of the century. Don't think that means that it is sappy, a small town has it secrets and bad times too.
Rating: - A Dark Masterpiece
"King's Row" is one of the darkest masterpieces ever to come out of the Hollywood studio system. Released on February 2, 1942, this scathing attack on turn of the century small town American life probably would not have been made in patriotic, post-Pearl Harbor USA. As it was, filming was nearly completed when the Japanese attacked. Though Warner Brothers executives were fearful the movie might be too depressing for patrons so soon after their country had gone to war, "King's Row" found it's audience ... Read More
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