Safety Last! (1923) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)
Safety Last! (1923) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- USA, 1923
- Age release:
- Dieser Titel ist nicht FSK-geprüft.
Delivery to minors is not possible.
Infos zu Titeln ohne Jugendfreigabe - Item number:
- 10232045
- UPC/EAN:
- 5050629009736
- Release date:
- 14.9.2020
- Series:
- Criterion Collection
- Genre:
- Komödie
- Playing time ca.:
- 73 Min.
- Director:
- Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
- Actor:
- Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young
- German title:
- Ausgerechnet Wolkenkratzer! (1923)
- Language:
- Englisch
- Picture:
- 4:3 (s/w)
- Subtitles:
- Englisch
- Specials:
- Musical score by composer Carl Davis from 1989, synchronized and restored under his supervision and presented in uncompressed stereo on the Blu-ray edition; Alternate score by organist Gaylord Carter from the late 1960s, presented in uncompressed monaural on the Blu-ray edition; Audio commentary featuring film critic Leonard Maltin and director and Harold Lloyd archivist Richard Correll; Introduction by Suzanne Lloyd, Lloyd’s granddaughter and the president of Harold Lloyd Entertainment; Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius, a 108-minute documentary from 1989; Three newly restored Lloyd shorts: Take a Chance (1918), Young Mr. Jazz (1919), and His Royal Slyness (1920), with commentary by Correll and film writer John Bengtson; Locations and Effects, a new documentary featuring Bengtson and visual-effects expert Craig Barron; New interview with Davis; PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Ed Park
The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. Chaplin is the sweet innocent, Keaton the stoic outsider, but Lloyd - the modern guy striving for success - is us. And with its torrent of perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, Safety Last! is the perfect introduction to him. Lloyd plays a small-town bumpkin trying to make it in the big city, who finds employment as a lowly department-store clerk. He comes up with a wild publicity stunt to draw attention to the store, resulting in an incredible feat of derring-do on his part that gets him started on the climb to success. Laugh-out-loud funny and jaw-dropping in equal measure, Safety Last! is a movie experience par excellence, anchored by a genuine legend.
