- Actors: Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, Mady Christians, Louisa Horton, Howard Duff
- Directors: Irving Reis
- Producers: All My Sons
- Format: Import, PAL
- Subtitles: Spanish
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Run Time: 94.00 minutes
- ASIN: B005E8WE2A
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 67,681 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Based on the play by Arthur Miller, All My Sons is a drama of man's duty to man that retains a potent impact. Edward G. Robinson plays a manufacturer of parts for World War II airplanes who lives a full, satisfied life in a small town. But his idyll is shattered by the arrival of the fiancée of the manufacturer's oldest son, who is missing in action. The younger son begins to fall in love with the girl, but her own brother is against the relationship because, he claims, the manufacturer and his partner delivered defective parts to the war effort. The younger son (Burt Lancaster) investigates, even going as far as visit his father's former partner in jail, and discovers the awful truth -- that his father's corrupt actions were responsible for both the partner's incarceration and the deaths of 21 U.S. pilots. The tale ends with a bitter and tragic confrontation that drives home the message that we are all our brother's keepers, and we cannot push aside that responsibility for personal gain. Thoughtful and intense performances by Robinson and Lancaster bring humanity and life to this powerful theme. ...All My Sons
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Powerful drama of family destroyed by immoral businessman.
13 Nov 1999
This is probably the most powerful and gripping drama I have ever seen. Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" invariably tops the critics'list of his plays, but I feel "All My Sons" is even greater. Edward G.Robinson is just marvelous as the businessman/father who OK's the release of defective airplane engine cylinders to prevent him from losing the lucrative government war contract. He makes his immoral act even more heinous by blaming his partner for it and letting him go to prison. He justified his actions as doing something that 'any man would do for his family'. When his duplicity is revealed and the horrible consequences of it are fully realized, you see Robinson go from a man on the top of the world to a man completely destroyed. This was, in my opinion, his very finest performance. Maidy Christian, as his wife, and Burt Lancaster, as his son, also give stellar performances.This is one of America's finest plays given its full justice on the screen.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A gem box.
15 Mar 1999
An underrated gem. Robinson's tour de force performance should have won him an Oscar. Lancaster as the "second son" elicits sympathy and admiration. The women in the cast make you hang on every word and facial expression. The whole ensemble is a jewelry box and Miller's script is impeccable. The story builds and culminates to a dramatic conclusion that leaves you feeling as if you are a member of this family in crisis.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
"Ask Joe... he knows everything!"
7 Dec 2008
A word about this disc's manufacturer.
NOSTALGIA FAMILY VIDEO, formerly "Hollywood's Attic," is an unauthorized purveyor of classic era movies, vintage TV shows, serials, foreign films and more. A good portion of their catalog is public domain material.
SYNOPSIS--
Based on Arthur Miller's play, ALL MY SONS features Edward G. Robinson as an atypical villain: a machine shop owner who thinks that his illegalities were committed for his family's sake-- he's in total denial of all culpability. During WWII, Joe Keller (Robinson) knowingly sends out defective engine parts that ultimately cause the deaths of 21 American pilots. He allows his partner to take full blame, and the man is wrongly imprisoned.
Burt Lancaster plays son Chris, just returned from war, who can't (or won't) believe what his father has done. Louisa Horton is Ann Deever, daughter of Joe's jailed partner. Ann was engaged to Chris's brother, now presumed dead in battle. Mady Christians is the mother who steadfastly and irrationally refuses to accept the death of her son.
Chris and Ann bond, fall in love and become engaged, which angers Ann's brother George (Howard Duff), for he knows the truth about Joe Keller's crimes. When Chris visits Herbert Deever (Frank Conroy) in jail, Deever convinces Chris of his innocence. Next comes a dramatic showdown of words between Chris and his father.
Although not issued by the studio on DVD (as of 12/08), there are still limited numbers of VHS copies of ALL MY SONS available (at premium prices).
A year after this picture, Edward G. Robinson was given a "Best Actor" award at the Cannes Film Festival for the superb film noir, HOUSE OF STRANGERS. (VHS edition) (DVD edition)
Burt Lancaster's sole Oscar win was for the lead in ELMER GANTRY (1960) (VHS edition) (DVD edition)
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(7.4) All My Sons (1948) - Edward G. Robinson/Burt Lancaster/Mady Christians/Louisa Hortins/Howard Duff/Frank Conroy/Arlene Francis/Harry Morgan
NOSTALGIA FAMILY VIDEO, formerly "Hollywood's Attic," is an unauthorized purveyor of classic era movies, vintage TV shows, serials, foreign films and more. A good portion of their catalog is public domain material.
SYNOPSIS--
Based on Arthur Miller's play, ALL MY SONS features Edward G. Robinson as an atypical villain: a machine shop owner who thinks that his illegalities were committed for his family's sake-- he's in total denial of all culpability. During WWII, Joe Keller (Robinson) knowingly sends out defective engine parts that ultimately cause the deaths of 21 American pilots. He allows his partner to take full blame, and the man is wrongly imprisoned.
Burt Lancaster plays son Chris, just returned from war, who can't (or won't) believe what his father has done. Louisa Horton is Ann Deever, daughter of Joe's jailed partner. Ann was engaged to Chris's brother, now presumed dead in battle. Mady Christians is the mother who steadfastly and irrationally refuses to accept the death of her son.
Chris and Ann bond, fall in love and become engaged, which angers Ann's brother George (Howard Duff), for he knows the truth about Joe Keller's crimes. When Chris visits Herbert Deever (Frank Conroy) in jail, Deever convinces Chris of his innocence. Next comes a dramatic showdown of words between Chris and his father.
Although not issued by the studio on DVD (as of 12/08), there are still limited numbers of VHS copies of ALL MY SONS available (at premium prices).
A year after this picture, Edward G. Robinson was given a "Best Actor" award at the Cannes Film Festival for the superb film noir, HOUSE OF STRANGERS. (VHS edition) (DVD edition)
Burt Lancaster's sole Oscar win was for the lead in ELMER GANTRY (1960) (VHS edition) (DVD edition)
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(7.4) All My Sons (1948) - Edward G. Robinson/Burt Lancaster/Mady Christians/Louisa Hortins/Howard Duff/Frank Conroy/Arlene Francis/Harry Morgan
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