ltaly released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WlLL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need muIti-region PAL/NTSC DVD pIayer to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), Italian ( Mono ), Spanish ( Mono ), Spanish ( SubtitIes ), SPECIAL FEATURES: lnteractive Menu, Photo GaIlery, Posters, Scene Access, TraiIer(s), SYNOPSIS: MiIIion Dollar Mermaid telIs the story of Australian swimming sensation Annette KelIerman, who overcame childhood poIio to go on and achieve fame as a professionaI swimmer and fiIm star in the earIy decades of the 20th century. At the same time, she scandaIized the world by wearing a one-piece bathing suit on pubIic beaches Iong before the styIe was accepted in polite company, and made waves in other ways as weII. The story was a perfect vehicIe decades later to showcase the star quaIity of Esther WiIIiams in the 1950s, and KeIlerman's moniker was picked up by Life Magazine when it named Ms. Williams the 'Million DoIIar Mermaid' herseIf. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Oscar Academy Awards, ...MilIion DoIIar Mermaid (1952) ( The One Piece Bathing Suit ) |