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(aka "The Anatolian Smile" )
directed by Elia Kazan
USA 1963
| Filmmaker Elia Kazan based America,
America on the early life of his Greek-immigrant uncle.
Stavros Topouzoglow is the... young immigrant, whose starry-eyed
impressions of America are soon compromised by reality. Despite
the casual cruelties, betrayals, and career setbacks, Stavros
forms strong and lasting friendships which help him weather the
worst. An Oscar went to the painstakingly accurate art direction
of Gene Callahan. Despite moments that are not suitable for
children, America, America won a rare bell-ringer rating from
the high-school oriented Scholastic magazines back in 1963; in
the years since, it has become a stalwart of the American Movie
Classics cable service.
Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide |
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Theatrical Release: 15 December 1963 (New York)
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DVD Review: Warner Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Gregory Meshman for the Review!
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| Runtime | 2:47:50 | |
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1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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| Audio | Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (English) | |
| Subtitles | English, French, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect Ratio:
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One of the greatest movies about immigrant experience of coming to America is Elia Kazan's epic journey America, America based on the stories of his uncle coming from Turkey to the United States in the early 1900's. The title has been available previously in France and in 2010 it was released as part of Fox's mega-set Elia Kazan Collection, but this film marks its debut on stand-alone region 1 disc. The dual-layered disc features a progressive black-and-white transfer with very good contrast and no damages on the print. There are a few problematic shots, but those were mostly from the stock footage.
The decent mono soundtrack is in English only and the disc features English and French subtitles. The lone extra is an informative commentary by Foster Hirsch. This is a highly recommended release of an underrated film that needs to be rediscovered by a wider audience. |
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