Written on the Wind - The Criterion Collection
Criterion (1956)
Drama
In Collection
#14286
0*
Seen ItYes
715515011525
IMDB   7.5
1 hr 38 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Rock Hudson Mitch Wayne
Lauren Bacall Lucy Moore Hadley
Robert Stack Kyle Hadley
Dorothy Malone Marylee Hadley, Kyle's sister
Robert Keith Jasper Hadley, President Hadley Oil Co.
Grant Williams Biff Miley, Service Station Attendant
Robert J. Wilke Dan Willis, Owner of The Cove Bar
Edward Platt Doctor Paul Cochrane (as Edward C. Platt)
Harry Shannon Hoak Wayne, Mitch's Father
John Larch Roy Carter
Joseph Granby R.J. Courtney
Roy Glenn Sam
Maidie Norman Bertha
William Schallert Jack Williams
Joanne Jordan Brunette
Director
Douglas Sirk
Producer Albbert Zugsmith
Albert Zugsmith
Writer Robert Wilder
George Zuckerman


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 a 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.
Edition Details
Edition Remastered
Distributor Criterion
Chapters 23
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.77:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
The Melodrama Archive: A Douglas Sirk Filmography Featuring Rare Production and Publicity Stills, Behind-The-Scenes Photos and Vintage Lobby Cards
Original Theatrical Trailers for All That Heaven Allows and Written On The Wind
Exclusive Liner Notes by Noted Film Theorist Laura Mulvey