Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5791 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-05-08
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, Full Screen, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 101 minutes

Special Features
Subtitles are: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.

Synopsis
In her attempt to escape her father a spoilt millionaire's daughter gets involved with an unemployed newsman in New York. They get up to some strange antics as they travel cross-country on a bus. This film was the first to win all the major Academy Awards, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director.

Customer Reviews

Decent but not Capra's best (despite it's oscars!)
Despite sweeping the oscars at the time, and being a real cinema goers favourite - it's not the best of Capra's by any means.

The two leads are very good,(Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable). And there are some very funny scenes. But it just doesn't quite cut it against some of Capra's later and far superior work.

I'd say that It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is by far Capra's best work. With Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) coming a close second. But it's also worth checking out the lesser known: You Can't Take It with You (1938) which is a great little film.

As for this one - well it's okay. If you ignore some of the jaw droppingly daft bits. Perhaps it's worth it just to see the sparring of Gable and Colbert on screen. Who I think hated eachother at the time.

Top stuff!
Not just for film buffs, this gem of a movie is one of my all-time favorites. The fast-moving and snappy dialogue is rarely seen in films these days, as Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable really seem to be enjoying their work. The hitchhiking scene is a scream and is truly enjoyable watch. This is a true classic and should be enjoyed by everyone.

One of the greatest romantic comedy
When someone mentions "romantic comedy" this movie always comes into my mind first. Incredibly funny and moving film with more wit than most more serious works. Leading stars Gable and Colbert are magnificent and their chemistry can only be envied by any actor and actress trying to get same results. Film that was greatly respected when it was made 1934 by receiving 4 major oscars (best film, directing and both leading stars)is still a film that has it's place in the heart of any film lover. When most of todays films are doomed to be forgotten, this film is sure to maintain it's status as a true american film classic for at least another seventy+ years.

There really isn't many romantic comedies than can match this movie.
When something is good it is good and no matter how long time has passed, it maintains its beauty.