Greatest classic films collection. [Disc 2], Murder mysteries
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Criminal behavior -- United States -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Murder -- United States -- Drama.
Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Asesinato -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.
Delitos y delincuentes -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.

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Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
883929061181
Notes
Other Title
Murder mysteries
Other Title
At head of title: TCM Turner Classic Movies
Other Title
Turner Classic Movies Greatest classic films collection. Murder mysteries
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
The postman always rings twice is based on the novel by James M. Cain.
General Note
Dial M for murder originally released as a motion picture in 1955 ; The postman always rings twice originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Special features: Side A: "Hitchcock and Dial M" featurette; "3-D: a brief history" featurette; theatrical trailer. Side B: "The John Garfield story" documentary profile; introduction by historian Richard Jewell; behind-the-scenes image gallery; trailers of both 1946 and 1981 versions.
Creation/Production Credits
Dial M for murder: Music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Participants/Performers
Dial M for murder cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummins, John Williams.
Participants/Performers
The postman always rings twice cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed.
Description
Dial M for murder: Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when he dials a Mayfair exchange to set the plot in motion, his right number gets the wrong answer. The postman always rings twice: Illicit lovers botch their first attempt to bump off her husband. They finally pull it off and end up betraying each other at trial. Amorous attractions never proved so fatal.
Target Audience
Not rated (The postman always rings twice) [or] MPAA rating: PG (Dial M for murder).
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, double-sided.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This DVD disc is copy protected.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Milland, R., Grace, P. o. M., Cummings, R., Williams, J., Turner, L., Garfield, J., Kellaway, C., Cronyn, H., Ames, L., Totter, A., Reed, A., Tiomkin, D., Knott, F., Cain, J. M. 1., Hitchcock, A., Wilson, C., Ruskin, H., Busch, N., & Garnett, T. (2009). Greatest classic films collection. Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Ray. Milland et al.. 2009. Greatest Classic Films Collection. Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Ray. Milland et al.. Greatest Classic Films Collection. Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Milland, R., Grace, P. o. M., Cummings, R., Williams, J., Turner, L., Garfield, J. and Kellaway, C. et al (2009). Greatest classic films collection. Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Milland, Ray., et al. Greatest Classic Films Collection. Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.

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