Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Ladder 49 [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures and Beacon Pictures present a Casey Silver production, a film by Jay Russell ; produced by Casey Silver ; written by Lewis Colick ; directed by Jay Russell.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Touchstone Home Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2005]

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran of the Baltimore Fire Department under the watchful eye of his mentor Chief Mike Kennedy. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. As Jack reflects on his life - seeing his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, the impact his job has had on his wife and kids - Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save Jack's life.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense fire and rescue situations, and for language.

Subjects:

Baltimore (Md.). Fire Department -- Drama.

Fire fighters -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama.

Fire extinction -- Drama.

Lifesaving at fires -- Drama.

Bomberos -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Teatro.

Incendios -- Prevención -- Teatro.

Feature films.

Films for hard of hearing people

Other Author:

Russell, Jay, 1960-

Phoenix, Joaquin.

Travolta, John, 1954-

Chestnut, Morris.

Patrick, Robert, 1958-

Getty, Balthazar.

Carter, James L.

Ross, William, 1948-

Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)

Other Title:

Ladder forty-nine

Notes:

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Special features: deleted scenes; everyday heroes: real stories from real firefighters; the making-of 'Ladder 49'; Robbie Robertson music video; audio commentary.

Director of photography, James L. Carter ; editors, Bud Smith, Scott Smith ; music, William Ross ; costume designer, Reneé Ehrlich Kalfus ; production designer, Tony Burrough ; visual effects supervisor, Peter Donen.

Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Morris Chestnut, Robert Patrick, Balthazar Getty, Jay Hernandez, Jacinda Barrett.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, THX-certified.

English or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

ISBN:

0788854569

9780788854569

Publisher Number:

35938

Other Number:

56994872

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

409384

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Ladder f

Medium:

[videorecording]