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The Resource The right stuff, the Ladd Company ; a Philip Kaufman film ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, (videorecording DVD)

The right stuff, the Ladd Company ; a Philip Kaufman film ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, (videorecording DVD)

Label
The right stuff
Title
The right stuff
Statement of responsibility
the Ladd Company ; a Philip Kaufman film ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff
Creator
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Portrays the story of the Air Force test flights by Chuck Yeager that would lead to Project Mercury, which pioneered America's launch into the space race-- and of the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton
Awards note
  • Named to the National Film Registry in 2013 by the Library of Congress.
  • Academy Awards, 1984: Best Music, Original Score (Bill Conti); Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Jay Boekelheide); Best Film Editing (Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart, Tom Rolf); Best Sound (Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Randy Thom, David MacMillan)
Cataloging source
GZF
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Right stuff (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editors, Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart ; music, Bill Conti
Intended audience
Rated PG
Language note
English or dubbed French soundtrack, optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Pamela Reed, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Fred Ward, Veronica Cartwright, Mary Jo Deschanel, Kathy Baker, David Clennon, Scott Wilson, Donald Moffat, Levon Helm, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Shearer, Charles Frank, Royal Dano
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1936-
  • 1943-2017
  • 1942-
  • 1950-
  • 1940-
  • 1942-2022
  • 1945-
  • 1948-
  • 1930-2018
  • 1952-
  • 1943-
  • 1922-1994
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Kaufman, Philip
  • Chartoff, Robert
  • Winkler, Irwin
  • Shepard, Sam
  • Glenn, Scott
  • Harris, Ed
  • Henriksen, Lance
  • Quaid, Dennis
  • Paulin, Scott
  • Frank, Charles
  • Ward, Fred
  • Cartwright, Veronica
  • Reed, Pamela
  • Deschanel, Mary Jo
  • Hershey, Barbara
  • Helm, Levon
  • Clennon, David
  • Stanley, Kim
  • Moffat, Donald
  • Goldblum, Jeff
  • Shearer, Harry
  • Dano, Royal
  • Wolfe, Tom
Runtime
193
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Yeager, Chuck
  • Glenn, John
  • Project Mercury (U.S.)
  • United States
  • Astronauts
  • Astronautics
  • Test pilots
  • Manned space flight
Technique
live action
Label
The right stuff, the Ladd Company ; a Philip Kaufman film ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, (videorecording DVD)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the book by Tom Wolfe
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Special features : biographical profile of John Glenn (John Glenn: American Hero) -- Scene-specific commentaries with cast and crew members -- Three documentaries (Realizing The Right Stuff, T-20 Years and Counting, and The Real Men with The Right Stuff) featuring cast, crew and/or the real-life heroes -- 13 additional scenes -- Interactive time-line incorporating vintage NASA footage -- Original theatrical trailer
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Special edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (193 min.)
Isbn
9780790777696
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085392449927
Other physical details
sound, color with black and white sequences
Publisher number
24499
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)52486824
  • (OCoLC)ocm52486824
  • 654926
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby surround 5.1 and stereo ; widescreen presentation
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The right stuff, the Ladd Company ; a Philip Kaufman film ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, (videorecording DVD)
Publication
Note
  • Based on the book by Tom Wolfe
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Special features : biographical profile of John Glenn (John Glenn: American Hero) -- Scene-specific commentaries with cast and crew members -- Three documentaries (Realizing The Right Stuff, T-20 Years and Counting, and The Real Men with The Right Stuff) featuring cast, crew and/or the real-life heroes -- 13 additional scenes -- Interactive time-line incorporating vintage NASA footage -- Original theatrical trailer
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Special edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (193 min.)
Isbn
9780790777696
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085392449927
Other physical details
sound, color with black and white sequences
Publisher number
24499
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)52486824
  • (OCoLC)ocm52486824
  • 654926
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby surround 5.1 and stereo ; widescreen presentation
Video recording format
DVD

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