Films Based on Flannery O'Connor's Writing
| Title: |
A Circle in The Fire. |
| Published: |
Chicago : Perspective Films, 1976. |
| Description: |
50 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PN1997 |
| Notes: | An adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's story of the same title. Produced and Directed by Victor Nunez. Shows how the security of the Cope farm is shattered when three teenage boys cruelly destroy what they cannot possess. Starring Betty Miller, Ingred Schweska, Katherine Miller, Mark Hey, Casey Donovan, and Tom Horkan.
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| Title: |
Comforts of Home. |
| Published: |
Phoenix Films. |
| Description: |
40 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PN1997 |
| Notes: |
Based on the story of the same title by Flannery O'Connor. Screenplay by Jerry Shore and Fred Shore. Director, Jerome Shore. Presents a story about the relationship of a mother and son in a household which is disrupted by the arrival of a young girl. Starring Graham Jarvis, Kate Harrington, and Stockard Channing. Available from Phoenix Films, 2349 Chaffe Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146, Phone:(314)569-0211. |
| Title: |
The Displaced Person. |
| Published: |
Chicago : Perspective Films, 1977. |
| Description: |
58 min. |
| Series: |
The American short story |
| LC Call No.: |
PN1997 .D5 1977 |
| Notes: |
An adaptation of the short story of the same title by Flannery O'Connor. John Houseman.
Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Glenn Jordan. Portrays the difficulties of integration experienced by a Polish refugee who arrives with his family at a Georgia farm in the 1940's. |
| Title: |
The Displaced Person. |
| Published: |
Chicago : Coronet Instructional Media, 1978, made 1977. |
| Description: |
29 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PS3565.C57 |
| Notes: |
Sound accompaniment compatible for manual and automatic operation. Adapted from the motion picture of the same title. Script adaptation, Richard P. Creyke. An adaptation of the short story by Flannery O'Connor which portrays the difficulties of integration experienced by a Polish refugee who arrives with his family at a Georgia farm in the 1940's. |
| Title: |
Galleyproof. |
| Published: |
New York : WRCA-TV, 1955 |
| Description: |
30 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PS3565.C57 |
| Notes: |
Interview
with Flannery O'Connor and a dramatization of the opening scene of her short
story, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," from the collection A Good
Man is Hard to Find, conducted shortly before book's publication.
Videotape is a copy of a kinescope made on or about May 31, 1955. Host:
Harvey Breit; Guest: Flannery O'Connor. Tom T. Shiflet: Sandy Kenyon; Old
Woman: Mary Perry; Girl: Mildred Cook. Producer: Ann Keeley; Director: James
Elson; Technical Director: Gary Iorio. |
| Title: |
Good Country People. |
| Published: |
Burbank, Calif. : Valley Video, Inc., 1975 |
| Description: |
32 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PN1997 |
| Notes: |
Johnnie Collins III, Shirley Slater, June Whitley Taylor, Sue Marrow. Producer, Andy House; director, writer,
editor, Jeffrey F. Jackson; music, Dale Derda; camera, Jack Epps, Jr. An adaptation of the short story of the same
title by Flannery O'Connor about a sullen, 36-year-old girl with a wooden leg, a Ph.D. in philosophy, and a heart
condition who is out to pasture on her mother's farm waiting to die, until a traveling Bible salesman takes her on
a picnic. For further information regarding Jeffrey F. Jackson and the film: Jeffrey F. Jackson
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| Title: |
The Life You Save. |
| Published: |
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, 1957. |
| Description: |
30 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PN1977 .L544 1996 |
| Notes: |
Aired March 1, 1957. Starring Gene Kelly, Agnes Moorehead, and Janice Rule. Available from Movies Unlimited,
3015 Darnell Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154 1-800-668-4344, http://www.moviesunlimited.com |
| Title: |
The River. |
| Published: |
Beverly Hills, Calif. : The Institute, 1976. |
| Description: |
26 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PN1997 |
| Notes: |
Producer and director, Barbara Noble. An adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's story of the same title about a neglected young boy. A babysitter takes him to a religious healing by a river. After he returns to his unloving parents, he decides he must go back to the river. Starring Robby Paris, Dran Hammilton, Shelby Leverington, James Eric, Martin Nicholson, and Tiger Jo Marsh. Available from Phoenix Films, 2349 Chaffe Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146, Phone:(314)569-0211. |
| Title: |
Wise Blood. |
| Published: |
Universal Studios, 1979. |
| Description: |
106 min. |
| LC Call No.: |
PS3565.C57 W57 1985 |
| Notes: | Directed by John Huston. A scathing satire of crooked ministers. While attempting to live a life filled with sin, a man is mistaken for a preacher, and, true to form, he founds a new religious order. Starring Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, and Amy Wright. Based on O'Connor's novel, Wise Blood. Available where videos are sold. |
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