Boy With Green Hair - DVD

Made in the hopeful postWorld War II era that produced such classics of social conscience as Gentlemens Agreement Pinky and Home of the Brave this provocative film is a fable for its time and ours. It tells the supernaturaltinged story of an orphan who finds a safe haven in smalltown America until the day his hair turns green. Then the townfolk turn against him frightened by the change they cannot understand. A call for tolerance an inspiring statement that different doesnt mean threatening The Boy with Green Hair boasts a fine cast Robert Ryan Pat OBrien Dean Stockwell a popular theme song Nature Boy and the featurefilm debut of director Joseph Losey The Servant The GoBetween. A call for tolerance an inspiring statement that different doesnt mean threatening The Boy with Green Hair boasts a fine cast Robert Ryan Pat OBrien Dean Stockwelland the featurefilm debut of director Joseph Losey. Finding a curiously silent young runaway boy Dean Stockwell whose head has been completely shaved small town police call in a psychologist Robert Ryan and discover that he is a war orphan named Peter Frye. Moving in with an understanding retired actor named Gramps Pat OBrien Peter starts going to school and generally begins living the life of a normal boy until his class gets involved with trying to help war orphans in Europe and Asia. Peter soon realizes that like the children on the posters whose images haunt him he too is a war orphan. The realization about his parents and the work helping the orphans makes Peter turn very serious and he is further troubled when he overhears the adults around him talking about the world preparing for another war. Peter awakens the next day and his hair has turned green prompting him to run away after being taunted by the townspeople and his peers. Suddenly appearing before him in a lonely part of the woods are the orphaned children whose pictures he saw on the posters. They tell him that he is a war orphan but that with his green hair he can make a difference and must tell people that war is dangerous for children. He leaves determined to deliver his message to any and all. Upon his return the townspeople chase Peter and even Gramps tries to encourage him to consider shaving his hair so that it might grow back normally. He agrees to get his head shaved and the town barber does the job that night however Peter runs away. Later reunited with Gramps Peter learns that there are adults out there who accept what he has to say and want him to go on saying it. Hes sure that his hair will grow back in green again and he will continue to carry his message. Bruce Eder Rovi. Genre: Drama. SubGenre: Classics. Release Date: 7 September 2010. Directed By: Joseph Losey. Studio: WHV ARCHIVE WHVA . Running Time: 82. Region: 0. Display: Pan and Scan. Audio: Dolby Digital Mono English. Discs: 1. Format: NTSC. Cast: Barbara HaleMiss Brand Bill SheffieldRed Charles ArntMr. Hammond Charles MeredithMr. Piper David ClarkeBarber Dean StockwellPeter Frye Dwayne HickmanJoey Eilene JanssenPeggy Johnny CalkinsDanny Pat OBrienGramp Regis ToomeyMr. Davis Richard LyonMichael Robert RyanDr. Evans Russ TamblynClassmate Samuel S. HindsDr. Knudson Teddy InfuhrTimmy Walter CatlettThe King. Crew: Art Director:Albert S. DAgostino Art Director:Ralph Berger Cinematographer:George Barnes Composer Music Score:Leigh Harline Director:Joseph Losey Producer:Dore Schary Producer:Stephen Ames Screenwriter:Alfred Lewis Levitt Screenwriter:Ben Barzman. Extras: BwDvdR Nr Bw Dvd Mod. Dimensions: 7.5L x 0.5H x 5.4W.