Poet and publisher : Robert Frost/Alfred A Knopf
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Robert Frost: "Probably the most celebrated American poet of the twentieth century, Frost in his mid eighties is seen in three seasons walking the landscape while he is heard reading from about twenty-five of his poems inspired by what is shown ... In one sequence Mr. Frost in seen in a college seminar answering questions from students." -- Container. | Publisher is known by the company he keeps: "Alfred A. Knopf and his wife Blanche founded the publishing house bearing his name in 1915. He claimed that he never published an unworthy book, and the Knopf catalog includes 17 winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature and 47 Pulitzer Prize winners. Knopf (1892-1984) maintained a close personal relationship with many of his authors, and in 1926 he bought a Bell & Howell 16mm camera and began to film them. These home movies form the heart of A publisher is known by the company he keeps, along with scene of Knopf in 1960 at his home in Purchase, New York. with a warm and personal narration spoken by Mr. Knopf, we see footage and hear his comments about Knopf authors includings Thomas Mann, Willa Cather, H.L. Mencken, Max Beerbohm, Sigrid Undset, Walter de la Mare, Rebecca West, Kahlil Gibraan, Eleanor Wylie, Emma Goldman and other literary notable of Knopf's generation."--Container.
Credits
Featuring and poems read by Robert Frost (1st work), Alfred A. Knopf (2nd work); Stiber, Sidney J., film director (film producer); Schwerin, Jules Victor, film director (editor of moving image work); Louis De Rochemont (film producer); Robert Frost (on-screen particpant); Alfred A. Knopf (on-screen participant)
Complete catalog record
Alternate title: Robert Frost/Alfred A Knopf | Container of (work): Robert Frost (Motion picture : 1961) | Container of (work): Publisher is known by the company he keeps (Motion picture : 1961)
Original source: Title from container. | Robert Frost: originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Publisher is known by the company he keeps: originally released as a motion picture in 1961. | Robert Frost in color, A publisher is known by the company he keeps in black and white. | Robert Frost: Sidney J. Stiber, director, producer. | Publisher is known by the company he keeps: Jules Victor Schwerin, director, editor. Louis de Rochemont, producer.
Release: [Los Angeles, California] : Flicker Alley, [2016]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (approximately 52 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. | 4 3/4 in. | polychrome | monochrome | video file Blu-ray region A
Edition: Blu-ray mod edition.
Contents: Contents: Robert Frost / produced by Sidney J. Stiber Productions Inc. ; script by Walter DeHoog. (1961, color, 27 min.) -- A publisher is known by the company he keeps / Louis de Rochemont Associates present ; directed by Jules Victor Schwerin ; editorial adaptation by Eugene Shapiro and Jules Victor Schwerin, from the personal films of Alred A. Knopf, 1927-1932. (1961, black and white, 25 min.)
Subjects: Poets, American -- 20th century | Authors -- 20th century | Authors | Authors and publishers | Poets, American | Alfred A. Knopf, Inc | Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 | Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984 | 1900-1999 | Documentaries and Factual Films
Country: Unites States
Language note: In English.
Original source: Title from container. | Robert Frost: originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Publisher is known by the company he keeps: originally released as a motion picture in 1961. | Robert Frost in color, A publisher is known by the company he keeps in black and white. | Robert Frost: Sidney J. Stiber, director, producer. | Publisher is known by the company he keeps: Jules Victor Schwerin, director, editor. Louis de Rochemont, producer.
Release: [Los Angeles, California] : Flicker Alley, [2016]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (approximately 52 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. | 4 3/4 in. | polychrome | monochrome | video file Blu-ray region A
Edition: Blu-ray mod edition.
Contents: Contents: Robert Frost / produced by Sidney J. Stiber Productions Inc. ; script by Walter DeHoog. (1961, color, 27 min.) -- A publisher is known by the company he keeps / Louis de Rochemont Associates present ; directed by Jules Victor Schwerin ; editorial adaptation by Eugene Shapiro and Jules Victor Schwerin, from the personal films of Alred A. Knopf, 1927-1932. (1961, black and white, 25 min.)
Subjects: Poets, American -- 20th century | Authors -- 20th century | Authors | Authors and publishers | Poets, American | Alfred A. Knopf, Inc | Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 | Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984 | 1900-1999 | Documentaries and Factual Films
Country: Unites States
Language note: In English.
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