The Whales of August [Blu-ray]

The Whales of August [Blu-ray]

Director: Lindsay Anderson Cast: Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
, Bette Davis
Bette Davis
, Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
, Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Lindsay Anderson
The Whales of August [Blu-ray]

The Whales of August [Blu-ray]

Director: Lindsay Anderson Cast: Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
, Bette Davis
Bette Davis
, Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
, Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Lindsay Anderson

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Overview

A once-in-a-lifetime cast of veterans performs David Berry's play about Libby Strong (Bette Davis) and Sarah Webber (Lillian Gish), widowed sisters vacationing on a Philadelphia island for their 60th consecutive summer. Libby is blind and embittered, while Sarah is healthy, supportive, and almost annoyingly chipper. Their neighbor Tisha (Ann Sothern) tries to convince Sarah to put Libby in the care of her daughter, but Sarah hasn't forgotten Libby's moral support when her own husband died, and she won't entertain such notions -- until she is swept off her feet by an aging roué (Vincent Price). When Libby spitefully sabotages this romance, an infuriated Sarah decides that gratitude has its limits. But when it actually comes down to selling their summer house and sending Libby packing, Sarah can't do it. In the film's flashback sequences, Libby is played by Margaret Ladd, Sarah by Mary Steenburgen, and Tisha by Ann Sothern's real-life daughter Tisha Sterling. Another film personality of long standing, Harry Carey Jr., is well cast as the sisters' handyman.

Product Details

Release Date: 12/19/2017
UPC: 0738329216313
Original Release: 1987
Rating: NR
Source: Kl Studio Classics
Region Code: A
Language: English
Time: 1:30:00

Special Features

Audio Commentary by Producer Mike Kapan, moderated by film critic Stephen Forber ; Peer Talk: The Raw September 1986 Interviews with stars Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern and Harry Carey Jr.; Behind the Camera: Raw September 1986 interviews with Director Lindsay Anderson, Cinematographer Mike Fash and Production Designer Jocelyn Herbert; Interview with actress Mary Steenburgen; Interview with actress Margaret Ladd; Intervierview with Tisha Sterling; Interview with Executive Producer Shep Gordon; Mike Kaplan Vignette 1 - Bette Davis, Mike Kaplan Vignette 2 - Cab Ride; Mike Kaplan Vignette 3 - Cliff Island; Never Apologize - Malcolm McDowell on Lindsay Anderson; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Lillian Gish Sarah Webber
Bette Davis Libby Strong
Ann Sothern Tisha Doughty
Vincent Price Mr. Nikolai Maranov,Composer
Harry Carey Jr. Joshua Brackett
Frank Grimes Mr. Beckwith
Frank Pitkin Old Randall
Mike Bush Young Randall
Margaret Ladd Young Libby
Tisha Sterling Young Tisha
Mary Steenburgen Young Sarah
Harry Carey Actor

Technical Credits
Lindsay Anderson Director
David Berry Screenwriter
Shep Gordon Executive Producer,Producer
Mike Kaplan Producer,Producer
Carolyn Pfeiffer Producer
Donald Summer Sound/Sound Designer
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