Basic Information
Region
:
2
Video
:
Pal
4:3
Audio
:
Dolby Digital Stereo: English, Spanish, Catalan
Subtitles
:
English, Spanish, Catalan
Rating
:
tp
Launch date
:
5/22/2003
Synopsis
With its close parallel to the Christ tale, Meet John Doe practically mandated that Gary Cooper give up his life to resurrect the “John Doe” movement for the sake of all the “little guys” who had put their faith in him. But, the audiences of 1941 wouldn’t tolerate a Cooper suicide, and Capra eventually shot six endings before settling on the one seen here. But, the picture was so well received, the New York Critics – who had ignored all of what Capra regarded as his true classics – gave Meet John Doe a coveted spot on their annual “Top Ten” listing. Go figure. With Meet John Doe, Frank Capra was warning the complacent democracies of the perceived threat of Fascism to his adopted America from both without and within. His warnings initially went unheeded. But only a few months in to the release of Meet John Doe, Pearl Harbor had been bombed, America was united, Capra had rushed through the shooting Arsenic and Old Lace (which had begun December 1, 194l), and was in the Army overseeing the Why We Fight films, the most stunning series of documentaries ever produced.
Extras
Menús interactivos, Acceso directo a escenas, Ficha artística, Filmografías, Galería de fotos, Carteles originales, Presentación exclusiva de Fran Capra, Jr., Película en blanco y negro