Douglas Sirk Collection - 7-DVD Box Set ( Has Anybody Seen My Gal / All I Desire / Magnificent Obsession / All That Heaven Allows / Written on the Wind / The Tarnished Angels / Imitation of Life )

Douglas Sirk Collection - 7-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Has Anybody Seen My Gal / All I Desire / Magnificent Obsession / All That Heaven Allows / Written on the Wind / The Tarnished Angels / Imitation of Life
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
650 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1952 - 1959 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Douglas Sirk

Written By:
Joseph Hoffman
Eleanor H. Porter
Robert Blees
Carol Ryrie Brink
Lloyd C. Douglas
Peg Fenwick
Edna L. Lee
Robert Wilder
George Zuckerman
William Faulkner
Eleanore Griffin
Allan Scott

Actors:
Piper Laurie ..... Millicent Blaisdell
Rock Hudson ..... Dan Stebbins
Charles Coburn ..... Samuel Fulton
Gigi Perreau ..... Roberta Blaisdell
Lynn Bari ..... Harriet Blaisdell
Larry Gates ..... Charles Blaisdell
William Reynolds ..... Howard Blaisdell
Skip Homeier ..... Carl Pennock
Paul Harvey ..... Judge Wilkins
Frank Ferguson ..... Edward Norton
Forrest Lewis ..... Martin Quinn
Gloria Holden ..... Mrs. Pennock
Fred Nurney ..... Fredericks
Sally Creighton ..... Arline Benson
Helen Wallace ..... Shirley White
Barbara Stanwyck ..... Naomi Murdock
Richard Carlson ..... Henry Murdoch
Lyle Bettger ..... Dutch Heineman
Marcia Henderson ..... Joyce Murdoch
Lori Nelson ..... Lily Murdoch
Maureen O'Sullivan ..... Sara Harper
Richard Long ..... Russ Underwood
Billy Gray ..... Ted Murdoch
Dayton Lummis ..... Col. Underwood
Lotte Stein ..... Lena Maria Svenson
Fred Nurney ..... Hans Peterson
Donald Kerr ..... Comic (scenes deleted)
Jane Wyman ..... Helen Phillips
Rock Hudson ..... Bob Merrick
Barbara Rush ..... Joyce Phillips
Agnes Moorehead ..... Nancy Ashford
Otto Kruger ..... Edward Randolph
Gregg Palmer ..... Tom Masterson
Sara Shane ..... Valerie Daniels
Paul Cavanagh ..... Dr. Henry Giraud
Judy Nugent ..... Judy
Richard H. Cutting ..... Dr. Derwin Dodge
Robert Williams ..... State Police Sergeant Burnham (as Robert B. Williams)
Will J. White ..... State Police Sergeant Bill Ames (as Will White)
Helen Kleeb ..... Mrs. Eden
Rudolph Anders ..... Dr. Albert Fuss
Fred Nurney ..... Dr. Laradetti
Jane Wyman ..... Cary Scott
Rock Hudson ..... Ron Kirby
Agnes Moorehead ..... Sara Warren
Conrad Nagel ..... Harvey
Virginia Grey ..... Alida
Gloria Talbott ..... Kay
William Reynolds ..... Ned
Charles Drake ..... Mick Anderson
Hayden Rorke ..... Dr. Hennessy
Jacqueline deWit ..... Mona Plash (as Jacqueline de Wit)
Leigh Snowden ..... Jo-Ann
Donald Curtis ..... Howard Hoffer
Alex Gerry ..... George Warren
Nestor Paiva ..... Manuel
Forrest Lewis ..... Mr. Weeks
Rock Hudson ..... Mitch Wayne
Lauren Bacall ..... Lucy Moore Hadley
Robert Stack ..... Kyle Hadley
Dorothy Malone ..... Marylee Hadley
Robert Keith ..... Jasper Hadley
Grant Williams ..... Biff Miley (service station attendant)
Robert J. Wilke ..... Dan Willis (proprietor, The Cove)
Edward Platt ..... Dr. Paul Cochrane (as Edward C. Platt)
Harry Shannon ..... Hoak Wayne
John Larch ..... Roy Carter (with Marylee at The Cove)
Joseph Granby ..... R.J. Courtney (County Solicitor at inquest)
Roy Glenn ..... Sam (butler)
Maidie Norman ..... Bertha (maid)
William Schallert ..... Jack Williams (reporter)
Joanne Jordan ..... Brunette
Rock Hudson ..... Burke Devlin
Robert Stack ..... Roger Shumann
Dorothy Malone ..... LaVerne Shumann
Jack Carson ..... Jiggs
Robert Middleton ..... Matt Ord
Alan Reed ..... Colonel T. J. Fineman
Alexander Lockwood ..... Sam Hagood
Christopher Olsen ..... Jack Shumann (as Chris Olsen)
Robert J. Wilke ..... Hank
Troy Donahue ..... Frank Burnham
William Schallert ..... Ted Baker
Betty Utey ..... Dancing girl
Phil Harvey ..... Telegraph editor
Steve Drexel ..... Young Man
Eugene Borden ..... Claude Mollet
Lana Turner ..... Lora Meredith
John Gavin ..... Steve Archer
Sandra Dee ..... Susie, age 16
Susan Kohner ..... Sarah Jane, age 18
Robert Alda ..... Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy ..... David Edwards
Juanita Moore ..... Annie Johnson
Karin Dicker ..... Sarah Jane, age 8
Terry Burnham ..... Susie, age 6
John Vivyan ..... Young man
Lee Goodman ..... Photographer
Ann Robinson ..... Showgirl
Troy Donahue ..... Frankie
Sandra Gould ..... Annette
David Tomack ..... Mr. McKenney

Synopsis:

These seven films covered the decade of the fifties, starting with Has Anyone Seen My Gal? and finishing with what has to be the ultimate full blown melodrama 'Imitation of Life', cemented Sirk's reputation and future. His influence is still felt today in the work of Todd Haynes, Rainer Fassbinder, John Walters, Martin Scorsese and others.

Has Anyone Seen My Gal?: A rare comedy from Sirk, but still dealing with family issues and status.

All I Desire Naomi Murdock played by Barbara Stanwyck, returns to the hometown she deserted to follow her acting career.

Magnificent Obsession: The one that really started it all and made Rock Hudson a star, in this classic love story with more ups and downs than a rollercoaster and just as bumpy. All That Heaven Allows: Wyman and Hudson together again in the melodramatic love story involving class and social standing…

Written On The Wind: Hudson and Stack best friends from childhood fall for Lauren Bacall…

The Tarnished Angels: Reuniting the same leads from 'Written on the Wind', Hudson, Stack and Malone again in a love triangle, against a backdrop of daredevil flying.

Imitation Of Life: Lana Tuner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, in what is most arguably, the ultimate five hanky weeping of all time.

These seven films covered the decade of the fifties, starting with Has Anyone Seen My Gal? and finishing with what has to be the ultimate full blown melodrama 'Imitation of Life', cemented Sirk's reputation and future. His influence is still felt today in the work of Todd Haynes, Rainer Fassbinder, John Walters, Martin Scorsese and others.

Has Anyone Seen My Gal? (1952): A rare comedy from Sirk, but still dealing with family issues and status. Samuel Futon (Charles Coburn) decides to leave his millions to the family of a lost love. However, he tests their worthiness by taking a room in the family home, working for the family business and secretly donating a large amount of money. A good cast of Universal contract players led by Piper Laurie and the emerging young Rock Hudson.

All I Desire (1953): Naomi Murdock played by Barbara Stanwyck, returns to the hometown she deserted to follow her acting career. She encounters much conflict with the people she left behind. Stanwyck goes to town in a very immoral and, certainly for the time, daring role as she flirts and tries to manipulate all around.

Magnificent Obsession (1954): The one that really started it all and made Rock Hudson a star, in this classic love story with more ups and downs than a rollercoaster and just as bumpy. Rich spoilt brat, Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson) has an accident, using the only respirator in the town, thus causing the death of the local doctor. He then meets Helen (Jane Wyman) the doctor's widow, who takes an instant dislike to him. More tragedy follows as Helen is struck down by a car making her blind. This is Merrick's chance to redeem himself...

All That Heaven Allows (1955): Wyman and Hudson together again in the melodramatic love story involving class and social standing, with Hudson as the young handsome gardener, attracting the attention of Wyman's rich widow; much to chagrin and animosity of family and towns folk. The film inspired Fassbinder's 'Fear Eats the Soul' and Todd Haynes' 'Far From Heaven'.

Written On The Wind (1956): Hudson and Stack best friends from childhood, fall for Lauren Bacall, Stack's sister Dorothy Malone is in love with Hudson, and is a nymphomaniac. Love, lust, betrayal it's all here, lavishly shot with great sets and costumes, Sirk hitting his stride.

The Tarnished Angels (1958): Reuniting the same leads from 'Written on the Wind', Hudson, Stack and Malone again in a love triangle, against a backdrop of daredevil flying.

Imitation Of Life (1959): Lana Tuner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, in what is most arguably, the ultimate five hanky weeping of all time. Dealing with race, family, fame and loss, by the time Mahalia Jackson sings at the end, everyone is in tatters.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 02 January, 2010.

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