The American
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Alexandria, VA : PBS Home Video, [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen ver.
ISBN
1415711135
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Alexandria, VA : PBS Home Video, [2005].
Edition
Full screen ver.
Language
English
ISBN
1415711135
UPC
841887050395
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Henry James.
General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 2001.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Tony Miller ; editor, Kate Evans ; music, Stephen McKeon.
Participants/Performers
Matthew Modine, Aisling O'Sullivan, Diana Rigg, Brenda Fricker, Andrew Scott.
Description
Christopher Newman is a 19th-century 'new man' who has amassed a fortune in California, and heads to Paris to learn its ways and find a wife. There he finds a young widow whose beauty ignites desire in the American, but her family does not approve of him.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Modine, M., O'Sullivan, A., Rigg, D., Fricker, B., Unwin, P., Hastings, M., & James, H. (2005). The American (Full screen ver.). PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matthew. Modine et al.. 2005. The American. Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matthew. Modine et al.. The American Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Modine, Matthew., et al. The American Full screen ver., PBS Home Video, 2005.
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