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Summary:

From visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes a suspenseful psychological thriller about a manipulative carnival man who teams with an equally deceptive psychiatrist to grift the wealthy in 1940s New York society. Del Toro co-wrote the enthralling film with Kim Morgan, based on William Lindsay Gresham's novel.

Contributors:

Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- , film director, screenwriter, film producer

Morgan, Kim (Screenwriter) , screenwriter

Dale, J. Miles , film producer

Cooper, Bradley , actor, film producer

Blanchett, Cate, 1969- , actor

Collette, Toni , actor

Dafoe, Willem , actor

Jenkins, Richard, 1947- , actor

Mara, Rooney , actor

Perlman, Ron, 1950- , actor

Steenburgen, Mary , actor

Strathairn, David , actor

McCallany, Holt , actor

MacNeill, Peter , actor

Povinelli, Mark , actor

Beaver, Jim, 1950- , actor

Nelson, Tim Blake , actor

Collins, Clifton, Jr. , actor

Anderson, Paul (Actor) , actor

Hewlett, David, 1968- , actor

Chorostecki, Lara Jean, 1984- , actor

Bachar, Dian, 1970- , actor

James, Troy , actor

Laustsen, Dan , director of photography

McLauchlin, Cam, 1978- , editor of moving image work

Johnson, Nathan, 1976- , composer

Gresham, William Lindsay, 1909-1962

Searchlight Pictures , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

TSG Entertainment , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

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

20th Century Studios , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

In English, Spanish, or French; Spanish or French subtitles.

Included Works:

Nightmare alley (Motion picture : 2021)

Nightmare alley (Motion picture : 2021) (French)

Nightmare alley (Motion picture : 2021) (Spanish)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Nightmare alley [by Gresham, W.L.]

Subjects:

Carnivals — Drama

Women psychiatrists — Drama

Swindlers and swindling — Drama

Swindlers and swindling — New York (State) — Drama

Rich people — New York (State) — Drama

Crime — New York (State) — Drama

Telepathy — Drama

Nineteen forties — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Carnivals

Man-woman relationships

Swindlers and swindling

Women psychiatrists

Rich people

Crime

Telepathy

Nineteen forties

DVD-Video discs

New York (State)

Genres:

Motion pictures

DVD-Video discs

Action and adventure films

Crime films

Drama

Feature films

Fiction

Fiction films

Film adaptations

Film noir

Historical films

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0 (DVS).

Performers:

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Peter MacNeill, Mark Povinelli, Jim Beaver, Tim Blake Nelson, Clifton Collins Jr., Paul Anderson, David Hewlett, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Dian Bachar, Troy James.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Dan Laustsen ; editor, Cameron McLauchlin ; music, Nathan Johnson.

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
English descriptive audio tracks for people with visual disabilities.
Based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen (1.85:1).

Audience:

MPAA rating: R; for strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity and language.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

NIG 2021 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 786936891720
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios/Buena Vista Home Entertainment: 217758 (container)
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios/Buena Vista Home Entertainment: 217758-1 (container)
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios/Buena Vista Home Entertainment: 8095978 (container)
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios/Buena Vista Home Entertainment: 8095960 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1292789160