Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Black Jack / Cohen Media Group presents in association with the BFI National Archive ; a Kestrel Film in association with the National Film Finance Consortium ; produced by Tony Garnett ; adapted & directed by Kenneth Loach.

Edition:

35th anniversary edition.

Publisher, Date:

Port Washington, NY : Entertainment One Film USA LLC, [2014]

Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video

Summary:

An adventure story about an honest young boy, Tolly Pickering, forced on the run with a villainous ruffian named Black Jack. As the two enter a world of body-snatchers, private lunatic asylums, and travelling fairs, they find friendship in the most unlikely places.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Series:

Cohen film collection

Classics of British cinema

Cohen film collection.

Classics of British cinema.

Subjects:

Garfield, Leon -- Film adaptations.

Boys -- England -- Drama.

Criminals -- England -- Drama.

Friendship -- Drama.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Historical films.

Film adaptations.

Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.

Other Author:

Loach, Ken, 1936- director.

Garnett, Tony, producer.

Franval, Jean, actor.

Hirst, Stephen, actor.

Cooper, Louise (Actress), actor.

Byrne, Packie Manus, 1917-2015 actor.

Menges, Chris, 1940- director of photography.

Pegg, Bob, composer (expression)

Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Garfield, Leon. Black Jack.

British Film Institute, presenter.

Kestrel Films (Firm), production company.

National Film Finance Corporation (Great Britain)

Cohen Media Group, presenter.

Entertainment One (Firm : India) film distributor.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.

Film based on the novel by Leon Garfield.

Special features: deleted scenes ; original trailer ; re-release traile r; feature commentary by Ken Loach ; booklet containing essay by Peter Tonguette.

Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, William Shapter ; music, Bob Pegg.

Jean Franval, Stephen Hirst, Louise Cooper, Packie Byrne.

DVD; widescreen; 2.0 monaural.

Cannes Film Festival; Critics' Award: 1979.

ISBN:

9781417242573

1417242574

Publisher Number:

CMG-DV-7723

Other Number:

876591129

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

517467

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Black Ja