It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world
(DVD)

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
DVD
Edition
Three-DVD special edition.
ISBN
1681433648, 9781681433646
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2017].
Edition
Three-DVD special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1681433648, 9781681433646
UPC
715515204811, 00715515204811

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
General Note
Wide screen 2.76:1.
General Note
Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and new illustrations by cartoonist Jack Davis, along with a map of the shooting locations by artist Dave Woodman.
General Note
Special features: 2013 audio commentary featuring "It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo; 2013 documentary on the film's visual and sound effects with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt; excerpt from a 1974 talk show hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters; press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and cast members; excerpts about the influence of the film from the 2000 AFI program 100 years ... 100 laughs; two-part 1963 episode of the TV program Telescope that follows the film's press junket and premiere; The last 70mm film festival (2012) program featuring cast and crew, hosted by actor Billy Crystal; selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio ads for the film, with a 2013 introduction by Freberg; trailers and radio spots.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Ernest Gold; director of photography, Ernest Laszlo.
Participants/Performers
Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters.
Description
An all-star cast portrays a group of strangers racing across California to find $350,000 buried by an ex-convict.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English; subtitle for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kramer, S., Rose, W., Rose, T., Tracy, S., Berle, M., & Caesar, S. (2017). It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world (Three-DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stanley, Kramer et al.. 2017. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stanley, Kramer et al.. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Criterion Collection, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kramer, Stanley,, et al. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Three-DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2017.

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