The Criterion Collection- The Golden Age of Television Disc 1

THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION


Criterion Collection # 495



DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009






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Description:

The hugely popular live American 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 choreographed, 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, featuring recollections from key cast and crew members -- 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.



READ:

The Golden Age of Television, Act III

by Ron Simon

For twenty years, the remains of television’s self-proclaimed golden age lay dormant in the vaults of the commercial networks.


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DISC ONE

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# "MARTY" (52 min.) Originally broadcast on "Goodyear Television Playhouse" on May 24, 1953. Dir. Delbert Mann. Written by Paddy Chayefsky. Starring Rod Steiger.



# "PATTERNS" (53 min.) Originally broadcast on "Kraft Television Theatre" on Jan 12, 1955. Dir. Fielder Cook. Written by Rod Serling. Starring Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Richard Kiley and Elizabeth Wilson.



# "NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS" (50 min.) Originally broadcast on "The United States Steel Hour" on March 15, 1955. Dir. Alex Segal, Adapted by Ira Levin, Based on the Novel by Mac Hyman. Starring Andy Griffith, Harry Clark, and Eddie Le Roy.



EXTRAS

In 1981, the public television anthology series "The Golden Age of Television" broadcast these eight shows. These broadcasts were preceded by substantial introductions hosted by well-known actors and including brief interviews with some cast and crew from the show. These introductions are included with each of the shows in the boxed set. Hosts include Eva Marie Saint, Keenan Wynn, Roddy McDowell, Merv Griffin, Cliff Robertson, Jack Klugman, Carl Reiner, and Julie Harris.





Format: avi ripped from disc images



Runtime (main feature): 155 minutes



Type: Black and White



Sound (main feature): English mp3lame



Subtitles: optional English ask nicely







SPECIAL EDITION THREE-DISC SET



# Kinescopes of the live broadcasts of 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), and Days of Wine and Roses (1958)

# Commentaries by directors John Frankenheimer, Delbert Mann, Ralph Nelson, and Daniel 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 Torme.







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