Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

300. Rise of an empire / Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present ; a Cruel and Unusual Films/Mark Canton/Gianni Nunnari production ; screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad ; produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Bernie Goldmann ; directed by Noam Murro.

Edition:

DVD two-disc special edition.

Publisher, Date:

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2014]

Description:

2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. He's pitted against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal turned god Xerxes, and Artemesia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: R; for strong sustained sequences of stylized bloody violence throughout, a sex scene, nudity and some language.

Subjects:

Themistocles, approximately 524 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C. -- Drama.

Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C. -- Drama.

Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C. -- Drama.

Action and adventure films.

Historical films.

Fantasy films.

Feature films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Greece -- History -- Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. -- Drama.

Other Author:

Snyder, Zack, 1966- screenwriter, film producer.

Johnstad, Kurt, screenwriter.

Nunnari, Gianni, film producer.

Canton, Mark, film producer.

Snyder, Deborah, film producer.

Goldmann, Bernie, film producer.

Murro, Noam, film director.

Stapleton, Sullivan, actor.

Green, Eva, 1980- actor.

Headey, Lena, actor.

Matheson, Hans, 1975- actor.

Santoro, Rodrigo, 1975- actor.

Wenham, David, actor.

Junkie XL, 1967-

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Miller, Frank, 1957- Xerxes.

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), presenter.

Legendary Pictures, presenter.

Cruel and Unusual Films, production company.

Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor.

Other Title:

Rise of an empire

Three-hundred. Rise of an empire

Notes:

Title from container.

Based on the graphic novel "Xerxes" by Frank Miller.

Special features: Behind the scenes: the 300 effect (3 days in hell ; Brutal artistry ; A new breed of hero ; Taking the battle to sea) ; Featurettes (Real leaders and legends ; Women warriors ; Salvage warships ; Becoming a warrior).

Director of photography: Simon Duggan ; editor: Wyatt Smith, David Brenner ; music: Junkie XL.

Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Rodrigo Santoro, David Wenham.

DVD; region 1; widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; dual-layer format (disc 1 only).

English, Canadian French, and Spanish dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Contents:

[disc 1.] Feature -- [disc 2.] Special features.

ISBN:

9786315403224

9781622240258

1622240251

Publisher Number:

1000318123

3000058074

2000097883

2000097884

Other Number:

880399062

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

449991

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Three hu