Eugene O'Neill DVD

American Experience: Eugene O'Neill
The compelling life story of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright comes to the screen in a documentary featuring scenes performed by Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Liam Neeson, and Vanessa Redgrave, and originally produced as part of PBS's American Experience series. Despite intense family drama and raging inner turmoil, Eugene O'Neill persevered to emerge as a world-class talent through such acclaimed works as The Iceman Cometh and Long Day's Journey Into Night. In transcending the traditional documentary form to truly examine O'Neill's character in great detail, filmmakers offer a revealing meditation on loss, redemption, and the high cost that artists are forced to pay in life. Excerpts from O'Neill's plays performed by some of the greatest actors of their generation prove that, even after his death, O'Neill continues to influence and inspire. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Crew Ric Burns - Director Li-Shin Yu - Editor Ric Burns - Executive Producer Donald Rosenfeld - Executive Producer Brian Keane - Composer (Music Score) Peter Nelson - Cinematographer Allen Moore - Cinematographer Buddy Squires - Cinematographer Steve Rivo - Producer Robin Espinola - Producer Marilyn Ness - Producer Mary Recine - Producer Ric Burns - Screenwriter Arthur Gelb - Screenwriter Barbara Gelb - Screenwriter

American Experience: Eugene O'Neill
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Performances and dramatic readings by Al Pacino, Liam Neeson, Christopher Plummer, and others Interview with Ric Burns Additional interviews with Jason Robards, Tony Kushner, John Guare, and others MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 120 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Eugene O'Neill 2. Prologue & Introduction [11:19] 3. Childhood [15:08] 4. Seeking Flight [10:54] 5. Success [6:27] 6. Masks [2:39] 7. A New Beginning [4:34] 8. Turning Inward [2:49] 9. Retreat [3:47] 10. Tao House [5:10] 11. "The Iceman Cometh" [12:17] 12. "Long Day's Journey Into Night [1:06] 13. Career's End [19:18] 14. Rebirth [6:26] 15. Epilogue [3:07] 16. Credits [7:15]