House of games
(Blu-ray) 

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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
ISBN
9781681435817, 1681435810
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681435817, 1681435810
UPC
715515229616

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
General Note
Widescreen (1.78:1)
General Note
Special features: high definition digital transfer; audio commentary from 2007 featuring director David Mamet and consultant and actor Ricky Jay; interviews with actors Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna from 2007; David Mamet on "House of Games," a short documentary shot on location during the film's preparation and production; detail from a storyboard of a short con suggested by Jay; trailer; essay by critic Kent Jones and excerpts from Mamet's introduction to the published screenplay.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Juan Ruiz Anchia.
Participants/Performers
Joe Mantegna, Lindsay Crouse, J. T. Walsh, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala.
Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet sat in the director₂s chair for the first time for this sly, merciless thriller. Starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna, this film is a rich character study told with the cold calculation of a career con artist targeting his next mark.
Target Audience
Rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray; Widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; requires Blu-ray player; Monaural.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Local note
BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mamet, D., Mantegna, J., Crouse, L., Walsh, J. T., & Nussbaum, M. (2019). House of games (Criterion collection.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Mamet et al.. 2019. House of Games. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Mamet et al.. House of Games The Criterion Collection, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mamet, David, et al. House of Games Criterion collection., The Criterion Collection, 2019.

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