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Thieves like us [videorecording] / George Litto Productions, Inc. ; a Jerry Bick production ; produced by Jerry Bick ; screenplay by Robert Altman & Joan Tewkesbury & Calder Willingham ; directed by Robert Altman.

Nuit au musě. (other title)

Summary:

Two convicts break out of Mississippi State Penitentiary in 1936 to join a third on a long spree of bank robbing. The youngest of the gang falls in love with a girl he has met at their hideout. Their last robbery in Yazoo City goes bad and all three become notorious men, who are wanted by the law.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Edward Anderson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Special features: Audio commentary by Robert Altman.
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jean Boffety ; editor, Lou Lombardo.
Participant or Performer Note:
Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Louise Fletcher, Ann Latham, Tom Skerritt, Al Scott, John Roper, Mary Waits, Rodney Lee Jr.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home video rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. (English, French and Spanish), Dolby Digital stereo. (English).
Language Note:
English, French or Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Bank robberies > Mississippi > Drama.
Escapes > Mississippi > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Mississippi > Drama.
Prisons > Mississippi > Drama.
Mississippi > Drama.