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May 09, 2013
Film Info
- United States
- 1956
- 99 minutes
- Color
- 1.77:1
- English
- Spine #96
Bathed in lurid Technicolor, melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk’s Written on the Wind is the stylishly debauched tale of a Texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring. Features an all-star quartet that includes Robert Stack as a pistol-packin’ alcoholic playboy; Lauren Bacall as his long-suffering wife; Rock Hudson as his earthy best friend; and Dorothy Malone (who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance) as his nymphomaniac sister.
Cast
| Mitch Wayne | Rock Hudson |
| Lucy Moore Hadley | Lauren Bacall |
| Kyle Hadley | Robert Stack |
| Marylee Hadley | Dorothy Malone |
| Jasper Hadley | Robert Keith |
| Biff Miley | Grant Williams |
| Dan Willis | Robert J. Wilke |
| Doctor Paul Cochrane | Edward C. Platt |
| Hoak Wayne | Harry Shannon |
| Roy Carter | John Larch |
| RJ Courtney | Joseph Granby |
Credits
| Director | Douglas Sirk |
| Producer | Albert Zugsmith |
| Screenplay | George Zuckerman |
| Based on the novel by | Robert Wilder |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Art direction | Alexander Golitzen and Robert Clatworthy |
| Set decoration | Russell A. Gausman and Julia Heron |
| Editing | Russell J. Schoengarth |
| Music | Frank Skinner |
Disc Features
- New widescreen digital transfer, enhanced for 16×9 televisions
- The Melodrama Archive: An annotated filmography of director Douglas Sirk with hundreds of behind-the-scenes and production photos, plus vintage lobby cards
- Original theatrical trailers for Written on the Wind and All That Heaven Allows
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Exclusive liner notes by noted film theorist Laura Mulvey
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