Loved One (DVD)
APPROX. 121 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1965 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | Jun 20, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Video: |
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs. |
| Audio: |
English: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Subtitles: | English, French |
Special Features
- New featurette: "Trying to Offend Everyone"
- Theatrical trailer
Synopsis
The funeral business gets a giant raspberry in this wickedly wacky, resplendently ridiculous farce based on Evelyn Waugh's macabre comic masterpiece and directed with inspired verve by Tony Richardson ("Tom Jones"). But the American way of death isn't the film's only target: sex, greed, religion and mother love are also in the crosshairs of its satirical shots.Robert Morse plays a bemused would-be poet who gets entangled with an unctuous cemetery entrepreneur (Jonathan Winters), a mom-obsessed mortician (Rod Steiger) and other bizarre characters played by such adept farceurs as John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Tab Hunter, Milton Berle, James Coburn and Liberace. If "The Loved One" doesn't make you laugh, call the undertaker!
Cast & Crew
Warner Brothers
presents
John GielgudTab HunterMargaret LeightonRoddy McDowallRobert MorleyBarbara NicholsLionel StanderRod SteigerRobert MorseJonathan WintersDana AndrewsMilton BerleJames Coburn
"Loved One"
Written byTerry SouthernWritten byLawrence B. MarcusWritten byLarry Tuckerproduced byCharles Maguire
produced byJohn Calley
produced byHaskell Wexler
directed byHy Averbackdirected byTony Richardson
Production Year: 1965
"Loved One"
Written byTerry SouthernWritten byLawrence B. MarcusWritten byLarry Tuckerproduced byCharles Maguire
produced byJohn Calley
produced byHaskell Wexler
directed byHy Averbackdirected byTony Richardson
Production Year: 1965
