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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1971
Countercultural director Hal Ashby tells the story of the emotional and romantic bond between a death-obsessed young man from a wealthy family and a devil-may-care, bohemian octogenarian. Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence, Harold and Maude dissolves the line between darkness and light along with the ones that separate people by class, gender, and age. The cult classic of its era, featuring indelible performances and a soundtrack by Cat Stevens
Special features: audio commentary by Hal Ashby, Nick Dawson and Charles B. Mulvehill ; illustrated audio excerpts of seminars by Ashby and Colin Higgins ; new interview with songwriter Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) ; booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wood
Director of photography, John Alonzo ; songs composed and sung by Cat Stevens ; film editing, William A. Sawyer and Edward Warschilka
Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Ellen Geer, Eric Christmas
Rating: PG
DVD, widescreen enhanced for 16x9 TVs, high-definition digital restoration, optional remastered stereo soundtrack; PCM mono
National film registry selection, 1997