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Whistle Stopper - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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List Price: $6.98
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason
Directed By: Elia Kazan
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301773584
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 6301773586
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Running Time: 128
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1945-02-28
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Summary: Great!
Comment: This is such a great movie. I am really surprised that it is not on DVD yet. As far as I can tell, Fox Movie Channel is the only network that plays it and that is not offered with our cable package. I would buy a couple of copies if it were on DVD.
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Summary: Buy it on eBay
Comment: On eBay you can likely find this film on DVD in Region 0 from Korea (plays anywhere in the world). I bought one and the packaging and DVD quality is first rate. All I had to do was turn off the Korean subtitles (on by default) and I was good to go. Great movie. Great quality DVD, and the DVD keepcase is in English, not Korean.
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Summary: BUYERS BEWARE! BOOTLEG DVD.
Comment: This classic film has NEVER been issued on DVD. What is on offer here is a bootleg. Don't support the theft of copyright by purchasing an expensive, illegal copy of doubtful quality
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Summary: If you like the movie, read the book
Comment: I have loved A Tree Grows In Brooklyn since the first time I saw it. I purchased it from a seller on Amazon and was disappointed in the quality of the DVD. It looks like someone burned it off of a VHS tape. Beside the point, I also got the book by Betty Smith and I can't believe the differences and similarities of the book and DVD. The novel is quite thick and I know a movie made to follow the book would be 5 hours long or more, but I can't stop thinking about the actors and their characters in the book. I like a happy ending and the DVD was much happier than the book. I have always liked Dorothy McGuire, Ted Donaldson and Peggy Ann Garner (she played in Jane Eyre with Elizabeth Taylor). I just hope this comes out in a better quality DVD and I will definitely repurchase it. I usually try to record it when it is aired on TCM or FMC and keep it on my DVR. Mr. Kazan did a great job with the movie though. It still remains my favorite.
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Summary: Great story and service
Comment: Mom's been gone for 15 years but when growing up she always mentioned A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I'm now 67 and just read the book so HAD to have the movie. What great service to get it to me just as I was reading the last page....
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Editorial Reviews:
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Elia Kazan made his directorial debut with this adaptation of Betty Smith's novel about a bright, young girl growing up in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn, trying to rise above her tenement existence. Sensitively filmed by Kazan, and graced with wonderful performances by James Dunn as the wistful, alcoholic father and Dorothy McGuire as a strong-willed mother. Peggy Ann Garner won a special Oscar for her performance. --Tom Keogh
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