Cats
Record details
- ISBN: 9780783249667
- ISBN: 0783249667
- ISBN: 0783249667
- ISBN: 630628477X : DVD
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Physical Description:
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc - Edition: Commemorative edition.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]
- Copyright: ©2000
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced on the stage by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company ; original stage production conceived and directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on "Old Possum's book of practical cats" by T.S. Eliot. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Special feature: What's a jellicle cat? The making of CATS the video / Really Useful Films presents ; produced by Gary Lucchesi, Rebecca Ferrand ; directed by Andy Picheta (1998) (30 min.). |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Nic Knowland ; designed by John Napier ; orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber ; music co-produced by Nigel Wright ; editors, Dave Gardener, David Mallet, Nick Morris ; musical director & conductor, Simon Lee ; art directors, Peter Bingermann, David Munns ; make up designer, Karen Dawson Harding ; wig designer, Jennifer Dean. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Elaine Paige (Grizabella), John Mills (Gus the Theatre Cat), Ken Page (Old Deuteronomy), Rosemarie Ford (Bombalurina), Michael Gruber (Munkustrap), John Partridge (Rum Tum Tugger), Aeva May (Demeter) Geoffrey Garratt (Skimbleshanks), James Barron (Bustopher Jones), Jo Gibb (Rumpleteazer), Drew Varley (Mungojerrie), Susie McKenna (Jennyanydots), Jacob Brent (Mistoffelees), Susan Jane Tanner (Jellylorum), Phyllida Crowley Smith (Victoria), Bryn Walters (Macavity), Veerle Casteleyn (Jemima), Tommi Sliiden (Coricopat), Kaye Brown (Tantomile), Karl Morgan (Pouncival), Leah Sue Morland (Electra), Jo Bingham (Etcetera), Fergus Logan (Tumblebrutus), Tony Timberlake (Asparagus), Jason Gardiner (Alonzo), Femi Taylor (Exotica), Frank Thompson (Rumpus Cat), Frank Thompson (Cassandra). |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Staged and produced for video recording in 1998; filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London. |
Summary, etc.: | The Jellicle Cats gather in their junkyard, preparing for the Jellicle Ball, for this is the night when patriarch Old Deuteronomy will choose a cat to be reborn into a new life on the Heavyside Layer. There are stories, songs, and dances from Victoria the White Cat, Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Grizabella, Jemima, Gus the Theatre Cat, Jellylorum, Skimbleshanks, Macavity, Demeter and Bombalurina, Demeter, Alonzo, Mr. Mistoffelees, and others. The songs explain how Cats are named, whom they fight, how they work and play, entertain, and how they love and why. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 surround, Dolby surround. DVD; 1.78:1 widescreen format; dual layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | In English; closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) 1888-1965 Film adaptations Cats Drama |
Genre: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Adaptations. Filmed musicals. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | DVD CATS (Text) | 32544072438608 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Douglas Library of Hebron | DVD 782.14 CAT (Text) | 33400147719754 | Adult Nonfiction DVD | Available | - |
Gunn Memorial Library - Washington | DVD CAT (Text) | 34055126975758 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | DVD MUSICAL (Text) | 33620108105269 | DVD | Available | - |
Ridgefield Library | 792.642 CATS (Text) | 34010109197227 | Adult Fine Arts | Available | - |
Rowayton Library | DVD CAT (Text) | 33625112590364 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | A-DVD CAT (Text) | 34005126065613 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Slater Public Library - Griswold | DVD 150 (Text) | 31252140638636 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
Southbury Public Library | DVD 792.642 CATS (Text) | 34019131067365 | Adult Nonfiction DVD | Available | - |