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Paper Moon (Criterion Collection)

Paper Moon (Criterion Collection)

Paramount Pictures (1973)
4K UHD
715515305518
Comedy | Crime | Drama
USA | English | Color | 01:42

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.


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Ryan O'Neal Moses Pray
Tatum O'Neal Addie Loggins
Madeline Kahn Trixie Delight
John Hillerman Deputy Hardin
P.J. Johnson Imogene
Jessie Lee Fulton Miss Ollie
James N. Harrell The Minister
Lila Waters The Minister's Wife
Noble Willingham Mr. Robertson
Bob Young Gas Station Attendant
Jack Saunders Station Master
Jody Wilbur Cafe Waitress
Liz Ross The Widow Morgan - Pearl
Yvonne Harrison The Widow Bates - Marie
Ed Reed The Lawman - Bates' Home
Dorothy Price Ribbon Saleslady
Eleanor Bogart The Widow Stanley - Elvira
Dorothy Forster The Widow Huff - Edna
Lana Daniel Moze's Girlfriend
Herschel Morris The Barber
Dejah Moore Salesgirl - $20 Bill
Ralph Coder Store Manager
Harriet Ketchum Store Customer
Desmond Dhooge Cotton Candy Man
Kenneth Hughes Harem Tent Barker

Trailer

Edition details

Packaging Custom Case
Nr Discs 2
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.66:1)
Subtitles English
Distributor Criterion Collection
Regions Region A | Region Free

Personal

Index 2740
Added Date Dec 29, 2024 14:28:20
Modified Date Jun 23, 2025 22:47:31

Notes

Christmas 2024 gift from Beth

Maverick director Peter Bogdanovich affectionately recreates the world of the 1930s Dust Bowl in this beloved, briskly entertaining chronicle of one of cinema’s unlikeliest crime sprees. Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal (who became the youngest-ever Oscar winner for her spark-plug performance) play off each other with almost musical agility as a Bible-hawking con man and the precocious, recently orphaned tomboy who falls into his care—and soon rivals her newfound father figure’s skill as a swindler. With period-perfect detail, glowing monochrome imagery by cinematographer László Kovács, and a memorable supporting cast (including the inimitable Madeline Kahn), Paper Moon is a witty, loving portrait of two natural-born hustlers on a road trip through Depression-era America.

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary featuring director Peter Bogdanovich
Introduction to the film by Bogdanovich
New video essay by Bogdanovich biographer Peter Tonguette
Three-part making-of documentary featuring Bogdanovich, production designer Polly Platt, associate producer Frank Marshall, and cinematographer László Kovács
Archival interview with Platt
Excerpts from a 1973 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson featuring Bogdanovich and actors Ryan and Tatum O’Neal
Location-scouting footage with audio commentary by Marshall
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris

New cover by Raphael Geroni


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