Gloomy Sunday [videorecording] : ein Lied von Liebe und Tod / Studio Hamburg & Dom Film in Co-Produktion mit Polygram Filmproduktion und Focus Film, WDR und Premiere präsentieren ; Buch, Ruth Toma, Rolf Schübel ; Produzent, Richard Schöps ; Regie, Rolf Schübel
- Additional Titles:
- German release title: Lied von Liebe und Tod
- Published:
- Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
- Edition:
- Widescreen version.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Schübel, Rolf, 1942-, Schöps, Richard, Toma, Ruth, Król, Joachim, 1957-, Dionisi, Stefano, 1966-, Becker, Ben, 1964-, Marozsán, Erika, 1972-, Petersen, Detlef, 1950-, Seress, Rezső, Barkow, Nick, Studio Hamburg Film Produktion, Dom Film GmbH, and Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Language Note:
- In German with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned in English. - Summary:
- Set in Budapest in the 1930s. Restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona, who inspires András to write his only composition. The song becomes a hit but its fame comes with consequences, as a Nazi officer who is stationed in the city also becomes captivated by Ilona.
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- ISBN:
- 1419833707
9781419833700 - Audience Notes:
- Not rated.
- Note:
- From the novel: Das Lied vom traurigen Sonntag / by Nick Barkow.
"A story of love and fate inspired by actual events"--Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
Description based on surrogate. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Edward Kłosinski ; editor, Ursula Höf ; music, Detlef Friedrich Petersen, Rezsö Seress ; costume designer, Andrea Flesch ; production designers, Csaba Stork, Volker Schaefer.
- Participant/Performer Note:
- Joachim Król, Stefano Dionisi, Ben Becker, Erika Marozsán.
- Technical Details:
- DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround ; enhanced for 16x9 televisions ; dual layer.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
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