Putney Swope [Blu-ray]
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Putney Swope [Blu-ray]

By Downey, Robert, 1936-
Johnson, Arnold, 1921-2000.

Genre Comedy films.

Published 2019 by Vinegar Syndrome, [New York]

Bib Id 2457450

Description 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black & white, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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03868cgm a2200817Ia 4500
ISBN
$25.00
Publisher Number
VS-279
Language
eng
Call #
Blu-ray P
Title
Putney Swope [Blu-ray]
Description
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black & white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
Original released in 1969.
Special features: audio commentary with director Robert Downey Sr. ; video interview with Robert Downey Sr. from 2001 on Putney Swope ; video interview with Robert Downey Sr. from 2008 on Putney Swope ; Q and A from the film's screening at the 2005 Philadelphia Film Festival ; audio interview with cinematographer Gerald Cotts ; audio commentary with film critic and historian Sergio Mims ; original theatrical trailer ; massive archival article & promo gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Gerald Cotts ; film editor, Bud Smith ; original music, Charley Cuva.
Cast
Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Mel Brooks, Laura Greene, Buddy Butler, Anthony Fargas, Vincent Hamill, Lawrence Wolfe.
Summary
The most popular flim by Robert Downey Sr. is this offbeat classic about the antics that ensue after Putney Swope, the token black man on the board of a Madison Avenue advertising agency, is inadvertently elected chairman.
System Details
Blu-ray; NTSC; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language Note
In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Genre/Form
Comedy films.
Experimental films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films

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