#495: VARIOUS: The Golden Age Of Television (Various)

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VARIOUS (United States)
The Golden Age Of Television
Spine #495
DVD


The hugely popular live television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly maneuvered, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays" constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of America. The award-winning programs included in this box set — originally curated for PBS in the early 1980s as the series The Golden Age of Television — were conceived by such up-and-comers as Rod Serling and John Frankenheimer and star the likes of Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Rod Steiger, Julie Harris, and Piper Laurie.

485 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2009
Director/Writers

Marty: Written by Paddy Chayefsky; directed by Delbert Mann.
Patterns: Written by Rod Serling; directed by Fielder Cook.
No Time for Sergeants: Based on the novel by Mac Hyman; written by Ira Levin; directed by Alex Segal.
A Wind from the South: Written by James Costigan; directed by Daniel Petrie.
Bang the Drum Slowly: From the book by Mark Harris; adapted by Arnold Schulman; directed by Petrie.
Requiem for a Heavyweight: Written by Serling; directed by Ralph Nelson.
The Comedian: From the novelette by Ernest Lehman; written by Serling; directed John Frankenheimer.
Days of Wine and Roses: Written by J.P. Miller; directed by Frankenheimer.

The Television Plays

Marty (1953)
Patterns (1955)
No Time for Sergeants (1955)
A Wind from the South (1955)
Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)
The Comedian (1957)
Days of Wine and Roses (1958)

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Forty-page booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his extensive liner notes on each program.

Commentary

By directors Frankenheimer, Mann, Nelson and Petrie.

Interviews

With select cast and crew, including Frankenheimer, Andy Griffith, Julie Harris, Kim Hunter, Richard Kiley, Piper Laurie, Nancy Marchand, Jack Palance, Cliff Robertson, Mickey Rooney, Carol Serling, Rod Steiger, and Mel Tormé.
Extras Rating (0-40):

39

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