Woman of the Year - Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter (Blu-ray - 04/18/2017) [The Criterion Collection / Special Edition]

Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn costarred for the first time in the delectable romantic comedy Woman of the Year. Tracy plays New York sportswriter Sam Craig, who becomes incensed at comments about the uselessness of sports made by foreign correspondent Tess Harding (Hepburn). Sam and Tess subsequently use their respective columns to carry on a feud-at least, until they finally meet face to face. After Sam takes Tess to her first baseball game (one of the funniest scenes ever committed to celluloid), the two fall in love. Once married, however, their happiness is threatened by their wildly divergent lifestyles (Sam hadn't intended to spend his honeymoon helping to hide a prominent European refugee from the authorities, nor is Tess prepared for her husband's rowdy sports-oriented pals). When Tess is voted "Woman of the Year", a jealous Sam walks out on her. She endeavors to win him back by cooking him breakfast-with disastrous results. Despite their oil-and-water relationship, Sam and Tess are made for each other, and they're back together for the final fadeout. A hands-down winner at the box office, Woman of the Year earned a "best original screenplay" Oscar for Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin. Nominated for an award was director George Stevens, an RKO contractee brought to MGM at Hepburn's insistence. And need we remind you at this late date of the subsequent lifelong romance between stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn?

Condition:NEW.

Product details:
Actors: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy
Directors: George Stevens
Format: Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: April 18, 2017
Run Time: 112 minutes

Special Features:
New interview with George Stevens Jr.; 1967 audio interview with George Stevens; New interview with George Stevens biographer Marilyn Ann Moss; New interview with writer Claudia Roth Pierpont on actor Katharine Hepburn; George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey, a 112-minute 1984 documentary by George Stevens Jr.; The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn, an eighty-six-minute documentary from 1986; Trailer

Cast & Crew:
Spencer Tracy Sam Craig
Katharine Hepburn Tess Harding
Fay Bainter Ellen Whitcomb
Reginald Owen Clayton
William Bendix Pinkie Peters
Dan Tobin Gerald
Gladys Blake Flo Peters
Minor Watson William Harding
Roscoe Karns Phil Whittaker
William Tannen Ellis
John Berkes Pal
Connie Gilchrist Actor
Winifred Harris Chairlady
William J. Holmes Man at Banquet
Michael Visaroff Guest
Joe Yule Building Superintendent
Ludwig Stossel Dr. Martin Lubbeck
Sara Haden Matron at orphanage
Edith Evanson Alma
George Kezas Chris
Jimmy Conlin Reporter
Ray Teal Reporter
Grant Withers Guest
Ben Lessy Punchy
Edward McWade Adolph
Gerald Mohr Radio Emcee
Cyril Ring Harding's chauffeur
Henry Roquemore Justice of the Peace
Duke York Football player

Technical Credits:
George Stevens Director
Adrian Costumes/Costume Designer
Jack Dawn Makeup
Randall Duell Art Director
Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Michael Kanin Screenwriter
Ring Lardner Screenwriter
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Producer
Joseph Ruttenberg Cinematographer
Douglas Shearer Sound/Sound Designer
Frank Sullivan Editor
Franz Waxman Score Composer
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration/Design