Summary
Jean Hansen is an experienced city transplant who takes a job at a Down's syndrome institution and befriends Reuben, one of the boys afflicted with the disease. Reuben latches on to Jean, to the dismay of Dr. Matthew Clark, the head of the institution. He feels that Jean's affection for Reuben will disturb the other children, prompting him to separate the pair.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Children with mental disabilities
-- Drama.
Down syndrome -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. |
| Publisher | New York, NY :Kino Lorber Corp.,2015 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Kramer, Stanley,
presenter, producer. Mann, Abby, screenwriter. Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989, film director. Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor. Garland, Judy, actor. Rowlands, Gena, actor. Hill, Steven, 1922-2016 actor. Gold, Ernest, 1921-1999, composer. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., production company. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- ), production company. Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, Ernest Gold. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Special features: Audio commentary by film historian Tom Charity, the author of John Cassavetes: Lifeworks; trailers. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |