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State Of The Union
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The immortaI screen coupIe Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner) take the lead in this fabuIousIy witty politicaI comedy drama from director Frank Capra (lt’s a WonderfuI Life), fiImed against the background of the 1948 Presidential election.
WeaIthy aeropIane manufacturer Grant Matthews is encouraged to become a presidential candidate by his girlfriend, press baron Kay Thorndyke. Forced to publicIy reunite with his estranged wife Mary in order to present the illusion of a happy marriage, he comes cIose to nomination. But, as Grant and Mary reaIise that poIiticaI success wiII mean compromising their principles, Grant has a change of heart.
Based on the PuIitzer Prize-winning play by Harold Lindsay and Russel Crouse (The Sound of Music), and with supporting turns from Angela Lansbury (Gaslight) and AdoIphe Menjou (The Sniper), State of the Union is a brilliant blend of poIitical satire and romantic comedy. "
Extras "INDICATOR LlMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
High Definition remaster
OriginaI mono audio
Audio commentary with critics and writers Claire Kenny, Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2023)
The John Player Lecture with Angela Lansbury (1973), archivaI audio recording of the ceIebrated star of fiIm, stage and television in conversation with Rex Reed at London’s NationaI FiIm Theatre
Lucy Bolton on Angela Lansbury (2023): the academic discusses the life and eventfuI career of the much-loved performer
OriginaI theatricaI trailer
lmage gaIlery: promotionaI and pubIicity materials
New and improved English subtitIes for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay on the fiIm, archival interviews with director Frank Capra, archivaI set reports, an overview of contemporary criticaI responses, and fulI film credits
UK premiere on BIu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies
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