Brackett, Charles 1892-1969

Overview

Works:	164 works in 419 publications in 9 languages and 13,518 library holdings
Genres:	Motion picture plays
Roles:	Author of screenplay, Producer, Production personnel, Scenarist, Writer of accompanying material, Bibliographic antecedent, Speaker
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

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Publications about Charles Brackett

Publications by Charles Brackett

Publications by Charles Brackett, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Charles Brackett

Reminiscences of Charles Brackett : oral history, 1959 by Charles Brackett ( )
Sunset Boulevard (excerpts) ( Visual )
Sunset Boulevard : the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber ( )
Gerald and Sara Murphy papers, 1854-2003 by Gerald Murphy ( )
Brackett, Charles: Producer, Writer by Martin Quigley ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Charles Brackett

Sunset Boulevard ( Visual )
33 editions published between 1950 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,946 libraries worldwide
Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance, setting tragedy into motion.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1956 and 2006 in English and held by 1,738 libraries worldwide
An English schoolteacher finds herself at odds with the King of Siam when she is hired as the teacher at the royal court in the 1860s.

Ninotchka ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1939 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 1,085 libraries worldwide
Garbo plays a dour, severe Soviet official who comes to Paris on business involving the sale of some czarist jewels. But soon business turns to pleasure as she discovers the special magic of Paris and finds herself succumbing to the charms of a suave Frenchman named Leon D'Algout (Melvyn Douglas). The plot bubbles merrily as Ninotchka chooses between romance and duty--and must even confront a rival for Leon's affection in the exiled Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire).

The lost weekend ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 891 libraries worldwide
A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism.

The Lost weekend ( Visual )
17 editions published between 1978 and 2008 in English and French and held by 654 libraries worldwide
A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism.

Niagara ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 609 libraries worldwide
A faithless wife plots to kill her husband, a disturbed war veteran.

Ninotchka by Charles Brackett ( Book )
7 editions published between 1939 and 1975 in English and held by 455 libraries worldwide

Ball of fire ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 396 libraries worldwide
Realizing they have to hear how real people talk, a group of lexicographers end up assisting a beautiful singer get away from the mob.

Titanic ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1995 and 2006 in English and held by 348 libraries worldwide
Determined to remove her family from the superficial, high-society world in which her husband is engrossed, a woman flees to America along with her children on the R.M.S. Titanic. Learning of her plan her husband buys a steerage ticket in the hopes of reconciling with his family. But when fate steps in, the family faces an unimaginable challenge and the possibility of separation from each other forever.

The major and the minor ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 277 libraries worldwide
A frustrated city girl decides to disguise herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with handsome Major Kirby and he insists on taking her to his military academy after the train is stalled.

Sunset Blvd ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 273 libraries worldwide
The story of an aging film queen who prepares for her grand comeback to stardom.

Midnight ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 266 libraries worldwide
A penniless showgirl, impersonating a Hungarian countess, quickly adapts to her new lifestyle with the help of an aristocrat. But she finds herself from falling in love with yet another poor man.

Titanic ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1953 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 260 libraries worldwide
A dramatization of the tragic 1912 sinking of the British luxury liner Titanic in which over 1,500 people lost their lives.

D-day the sixth of June ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1985 and 2003 in English and held by 244 libraries worldwide
A wartime romance set against the backdrop of preparations for D-Day, (the invasion of Normandy near the close of World War II), involves an American officer and an Englishwoman who is married to a British commando.

The lost weekend by Billy Wilder ( Book )
4 editions published between 1945 and 2000 in English and held by 240 libraries worldwide
A failed writer becomes An alcoholic. the film depict a Singel weekend in the writer's life who cannot believe he is addicted.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The king and I ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1996 and 2006 in English and held by 214 libraries worldwide
An English schoolteacher finds herself at odds with the King when she is the teacher at the royal court in Siam in the 1860s. Songs include Getting to know you, I whistle a happy tune, Hello young lovers, and Shall we dance.

The King and I ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1956 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 183 libraries worldwide
An English schoolteacher finds herself at odds with the King when she is the teacher at the royal court in the 1860s.

The virgin queen ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 178 libraries worldwide
"In an effort to advance his ambition to sail to the New World on behalf of his beloved England, the future Sir Walter Raleigh enamors himself to the Queen. She initially rebuffs him, but he slowly wins her over--not just in business, but also in her heart. However, when he falls in love and marries one of her ladies-in-waiting, Raleigh enrages Elizabeth and risks everything he's fought for"--Container.

The emperor waltz ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in German and English and held by 175 libraries worldwide
The emperor waltz: an American salesman melts the heart of a Viennese countess amidst Strauss waltzes and lush scenery.

Journey to the center of the earth ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and held by 172 libraries worldwide
A daring scientist leads an expedition into the interior of the Earth, where fierce dinosaurs and an intelligent reptilian race battle a primitive human civilization.

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