- Summary
- Sara and Kurt Muller and their three children are returning to her mother's home in Washington D.C. after 18 years in Europe. A Romanian Count living there discovers Kurt's attache case full of money. He also finds out from friends at the German Embassy that Kurt is working with an anti-Nazi underground group in Germany. He tries to blackmail Kurt. Kurt shoots him and must flee. When Sara hears no more of Kurt, she knows that her oldest son Joshua will soon leave to work in the underground.
- Other Title
- Watch on the Rhine.
Wise quacking duck.
- Variant Title
- Bette Davis
Bette Davis. Collection volume three
- Series
- Bette Davis collection ; vol. 3
Bette Davis collection ; v. 3.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]
- Locale
- Romania
Washington (D.C.)
- Contents
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Special features: Commentary by film historian Bernard F. Dick
"Warner night at the movies 1943" short subjects gallery
Vintage newsreel
"Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra" musical short
"The wise quacking duck" classic cartoon
Trailers of "Watch on the Rhine" and 1943's "Mission to Moscow"
Language: English mono
Subtitles: English SDH ; French.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986, producer.
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961, screenwriter.
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984, screenwriter.
Shumlin, Herman, 1898-1979, director.
Davis, Bette, 1908-1989, actor.
Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971, actor.
Fitzgerald, Geraldine, 1913-2005, actor.
Watson, Lucile, 1879-1962, actor.
Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981, actor.
Coulouris, George, 1903-1989, actor.
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
First National Pictures, Inc.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Notes
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From the stage play by Lillian Hellman.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1943.
Special features: Commentary by film historian Bernard F. Dick; "Warner night at the movies 1943" short subjects gallery; vintage newsreel; "Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra" musical short; "The wise quacking duck" classic cartoon; trailers.
Special features: Commentary by film historian Bernard F. Dick -- "Warner night at the movies 1943" short subjects gallery -- Vintage newsreel -- "Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra" musical short -- "The wise quacking duck" classic cartoon -- Trailers of "Watch on the Rhine" and 1943's "Mission to Moscow" -- Language: English mono -- Subtitles: English SDH ; French.
Music, Max Steiner ; directors of photography, Merritt Gerstad, Hal Mohr ; editor, Rudi Fehr.
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lucile Watson, Beulah Bondi, George Coulouris, Henry Daniell.
Not rated.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
English dialogue with optional French subtitles or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Academy Awards, USA: 1944, Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Lukas)
Golden Globes, USA: 1944, Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Actor (Paul Lukas)
