Show boat - Ferber, Edna 1887-1968; Kern, Jerome 1885-1945 (The Criterion Collection, 2020)
Original: USA 1936
DVD special edition features: new, restored 4K digital transfer ; audio commentary from 1989 featuring American-musical historian Miles Kreuger ; new interview with James Whale biographer James Curtis ; "Recognizing race in 'Show Boat'" a new interview program featuring professor and author Shana L. Redmond ; "Paul Robeson: tribute to an artist (1979)", an Academy Award–winning short documentary by Saul J. Turell, newly restored ; four performances from the sound prologue of the 1929 film version of "Show boat", including songs from original Broadway cast members Helen Morgan, Jules Bledsoe, and Tess Gardella, plus twenty minutes of silent excerpts from the film, with audio commentary by Kreuger ; two radio adaptations of "Show boat", featuring stage and screen cast members Morgan, Allan Jones, and Charles Winninger; producer Orson Welles; and novelist Edna Ferber ; plus: an essay by critic Gary Giddins
Bildformat 1.37:1
Keywords: Film; DVD-Video