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Summary:

The bumbling Monsieur Hulot, outfitted with tan raincoat, beaten brown hat, and umbrella, takes to Paris's highways and byways.

Contributors:

Tati, Jacques , screenwriter, film director, actor

Lagrange, Jacques, 1917-1995 , screenwriter

Haanstra, Bert , screenwriter

Dorfmann, Robert, 1912-1999 , film producer

Fraval, Marcel , actor

Bostel, Honoré , actor

Maisongrosse, F. , actor

Knepper, Tony , actor

Ressel, Franco, 1925-1985 , actor

Zanuelli, Mario , actor

Kimberly, Maria , actor

Enden, Eduard van der, 1929- , director of photography

Weiss, Marcel, 1912-2009 , director of photography

Dumont, Charles, 1929- , composer

Gérard, Bernard (Conductor)

Millar, Gavin , interviewer

Films de Mon Oncle (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Films Corona , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Films Gibé , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Selenia Cinematografica (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Janus Films , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Studio Canal , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Criterion Collection (Firm) , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

French

Language Notes:

French dialogue with optional English subtitles.

Main Work:

Trafic (Motion picture : 1971)

Related Series:

Complete Jacques Tati

Criterion collection; [volume] 439

Criterion collection; [volume] 729

Alternate Titles:

English title: Traffic

Subjects:

Hulot, Monsieur (Fictitious character) — Drama

Automobile rallies — France — Paris — Drama

Traffic accidents — Drama

Automobile travel — Drama

Hulot, Monsieur (Fictitious character)

Automobile rallies

Traffic accidents

Automobile travel

France — Paris

Genres:

Motion pictures

Comedy films

Fiction films

Feature films

Feature films — France

Feature films — Italy

Foreign language films — French

French language films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital monaural.

Performers:

Cast: Jacques Tati, Marcel Fraval, Honoré Bostel, F. Maisongrosse, Tony Knepper, Franco Ressel, Mario Zanuelli, Maria Kimberly.

Production Credits:

Directors of photography, Edward Van Den Enden, Marcel Weiss ; production design by Adrien De Rooy ; costume design, Jacques Esterel ; editors, Maurice Laumain, Sophie Tatischeff ; music by Charles Dumont ; conductor, Bernard Gerard.

General Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: "Jacques Tati in Monsieur Hulot's work" (1976 episode of the British television program Omnibus, film critic Gavin Millar interviews Jacques Tati at the Hôtel de la Plage, made famous in Monsieur Hulot's Holiday. Tati discusses his work as a comedian and filmmaker, and specifically those films featuring his beloved Hulot character); Trailer.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; Dolby Digital 1.0

Film Characteristics:

16:9; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

TRA 1971 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604659054 (set)
160465905X (set)
9781604659153
1604659157

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515128414 (set)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC2402D
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (disc): CC2402D-9

OCLC Numbers:

893861822