An American Tragedy, L.E. (Blu-ray)

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Film Info

CastPhillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee, Irving Pichel, Frederick Burton, Claire McDowell, Wallace Middleton, Emmett Corrigan, Charles Middleton, Lucille La Verne, Al Hart, Fanny Midgley, Arnold Korff, Russ Powell, William Bailey
DirectorJosef von Sternberg
MusicJohn Leipold, Ralph Rainger
Year1931
Running Time96:05

BD Info

Video1:20 Full Frame, 1080p 24fps, B&W
AudioEnglish PCM 1.0
SubtitlesEnglish
ExtrasAudio Commentary by film historian Josh Nelson (2023)
Interview: Lee Garmes - Oral History, conducted by George Pratt plays as an alternate audio track over the film (1958)
Interview: Josef Von Sternberg - Oral History, conducted by George Pratt (1958, audio only)
Interview: An American Picture, with Tony Rayns (2023)
Featurette: Nurture & Nature - Josef von Sternberg, An American Tragedy, video essay by Ted Gallagher (2023)
Image Gallery: Original Promotional Material

Plus:
40-page Liner Notes Booklet by Imogen Sara Smith, Jeff Billington on Sergei Eisenstein’s proposed Hollywood adaptation of An American Tragedy, extracts from Josef von Sternberg’s memoir Fun in a Chinese Laundry, an archival article on Theodore Dreiser’s response to the film and film credits
DistributorPowerhouse