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Devil & Daniel Webster, The: The Criterion Collection
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Standard 1.33:1 B&W / Production Year: 1941 / Region 1
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All-Time Sales Rank: 1868
| Overall Rating:    4.25 out of 5, including 2 reviews Add your comments on this Title. |
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a.k.a. All That Money Can Buy
Jabez Stone is a hard-working farmer trying to make an honest living, but a streak of bad luck tempts him to do the unthinkable: bargain with the Devil himself. In exchange for seven years of good fortune, Stone promises "Mr. Scratch" his soul. But when the troubled farmer begins to realize the error of his choice, he enlists the aid of the one man who might save him: the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster. Directed with stylish flair by William Dieterle, The Devil and Daniel Webster brings the classic short story by Stephen Vincent Benet to life with inspired visuals, and unforgettable Oscar-winning score by Bernard Herrmann, and a truly diabolical performance from Walter Huston as the Devil.
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Features:
| Audio Commentary by Film Historian Bruce Eder and Author Steven C. Smith
Video Comparison
Gallery of Behind-the-Scenes Photos and Promotional Materials
New Essay by Author Tom Piazza>br?
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| | Standard 1.33:1 B&W | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
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| Studio: Criterion Production Year: 1941 Release Date: 9/30/2003
Length: 106 mins Rating: NR
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: DEV040 UPC Code: 037429181423
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Overall Rating:    4.25 out of 5, including 2 reviews Add your comments on this Title. |
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Customer Review
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Masterpiece - 4.25 out of 5 (6/7/2004)
Faust in New Hampshire with wonderful performances all round, but what lascivity in Simone Simon, what purity in Jabez's wife, what humanity in james Craig and what devilry in Walter Huston and what film-making by Dieterle.
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Customer Review
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A must own dvd - 4.25 out of 5 (10/3/2003)
This has to be hands down one of the all time great's.Film is wounderfull and you really cant go wrong with this disk.Video and audio quality are outstanding!!A++ For Criterion.
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