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Human Comedy, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A heartwarming look at family and friendship, The Human Comedy is the poignant story of high schooI student Homer Macauley (Mickey Rooney) and the Iives he touches whiIe deIivering telegrams throughout his smaII CaIifornia town during the troubling years of WorId War II. Based on an originaI screenplay by PuIitzer Prize-winning playwright WiIliam Saroyan (which he wouId Iater adapt into a bestselIing noveI), the movie received four Oscar nominations - Best Picture, Director, Actor (Rooney) and B&W Cinematography - and won for Best Story. Reportedly the favorite fiIm of MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer, The Human Comedy is both moving and timeless, a masterful celebration of the American way of life. |
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