Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

An inconvenient truth [videorecording] / [presented by] Paramount Classics and Participant Productions ; a Lawrence Bender/Laurie David production ; a Carbon Neutral production ; directed by Davis Guggenheim ; produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns ; executive producers, Jeff Skoll ... [et al.] ; co-producer, Leslie Chilcott.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2006.

Description:

1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG (for mild thematic elements).

Subjects:

Gore, Al, 1948-

Global warming.

Global warming -- Government policy -- United States.

Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.

Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Government policy -- United States.

Environmental policy -- United States.

Environmental protection -- United States.

Human ecology.

Risk perception.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Educational films.

Other Author:

Gore, Al, 1948-

Guggenheim, Davis.

David, Laurie.

Bender, Lawrence.

Burns, Scott Z.

Skoll, Jeff.

Chilcott, Lesley.

Richman, Bob.

Cassidy, Jay.

Swietlik, Dan.

Brook, Michael, musician.

Participant Productions.

Carbon Neutral Productions.

Paramount Classics (Firm)

Paramount Pictures Corporation.

Notes:

Documentary.

Subtitle on disc label: A global warning.

Released theatrically in 2006; program content: c2005.

"34808 "--Container.

"11111004689"--Container.

Cinematographers, Bob Richman, Davis Guggenheim ; editors, Jay Lash Cassidy, Dan Swietlik ; music, Michael Brook.

Presenter, Al Gore.

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 surround.

Closed-captioned.

In English with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, and French.

Cannes film Festival, official selection; Sundance Film Festival, official selection.

Contents:

Special features: Commentary with director Davis Guggenheim -- Commentary with producers Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns and Leslie Chilcott -- An update with former Vice-President Al Gore.

ISBN:

1415724784

9781415724781

Publisher Number:

34808

11111004689

System Availability:

4

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

4

Control Number:

183049

# Local items in:

3

# System items in:

3

Call Number:

DVD 363.73874 Inconven

Medium:

[videorecording]