The man who fell to earth [videorecording] / Studio Canal ; Anchor Bay ; screenplay by Paul Mayersberg ; directed by Nicolas Roeg

Published:: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Edition:: Special ed.
Physical Description:: 2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (160 pages) + 1 booklet (30 unnumbered pages : illustrations)
Additional Creators:: Roeg, Nicolas, 1928-2018, Bowie, David, Torn, Rip, 1931-2019, Clark, Candy, Henry, Buck, Richmond, Anthony B., 1942-, Phillips, John, 1935-2001, Tevis, Walter S., Studio Canal, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc, and Criterion Collection (Firm)

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Criterion collection ; 304

Language Note:

Closed-captioned.

Summary:

The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Roeg's visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation.

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ISBN:

1559409649

Audience Notes:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
Based on the novel by Walter Tevis.
Special features: new, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Nicolas Roeg; exclusive audio commentary by Roeg and actors; performance, a compilation of new video interviews with actors; new video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg; audio interviews with costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwell; multiple stills galleries, including Routh's costume sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; production and publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James; gallery of posters from Roeg's films; trailers and television spots; an exclusive reprint of Walter Tevis's original novel, courtesy of Vintage books, and a booklet featuring a new essay on the film by critic Graham Fuller and an appreciation of Tevis by novelist Jack Matthews.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Cinematographer, Anthony Richmond ; music, John Phillips.

Participant/Performer Note:

David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry.

Technical Details:

DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

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