| Description |
1 videodisc (84 min.) : colour, sound ; 12 cm |
| Summary |
A has-been movie director (Mel Brooks) intends to make a comeback by making a silent movie, and in the process, save his film studio from a takeover by a New York-based conglomerate |
| Notes |
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1976 |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Paul Lohmann; editors, John C. Howard, Stanford C. Allen; music, John Morris |
| Cast |
Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar, Harold Gould, Ron Carey, Bernadette Peters. Cameo performances: Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Liza Minnelli, Paul Newman, Anne Bancroft |
| Notes |
Rated: PG, parental guidance recommended |
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DVD. Produced for region 4 |
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English with Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, English and German subtitles for the hearing impaired |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Silent films -- Production and direction -- Drama.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama
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Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Drama.
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Silent films -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
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Recovering alcoholics -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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DVD-Video
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Parodies (Literature)
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| Author |
Brooks, Mel, 1926- director, screenwriter, actor
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Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014, actor
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Gould, Harold, actor
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Carey, Ron, actor
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DeLuise, Dom, actor
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Feldman, Marty, 1933-1982, actor
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