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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Concussion. Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with LStar Capital and Village Roadshow Pictures ; a Scott Free/Shuman Company/Cara Films/Cantillion Company production ; produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman, Elizabeth Cantillon ; written and directed by Peter Landesman.

Publisher, Date:

Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital optical

widescreen (2.39:1) 24 fps

NTSC

video file DVD video Region 1

Summary:

A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful - and beloved - institutions in the world.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some disturbing images, and language.

Subjects:

Omalu, Bennet I. (Bennet Ifeakandu) -- Drama.

National Football League -- Drama.

Neuropathologists -- Drama.

Football players -- Drama.

Brain -- Concussion -- Drama.

Football injuries -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Medical films (Motion pictures)

Sports films.

Biographical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Author:

Landesman, Peter, 1965- film director, screenwriter.

Scott, Ridley, film producer.

Scott, Giannina, 1955- film producer.

Wolthoff, David, film producer.

Shuman, Larry J., film producer.

Cantillon, Elizabeth, film producer.

Smith, Will, 1968- actor.

Baldwin, Alec, 1958- actor.

Brooks, Albert, 1947- actor.

Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 1983- actor.

Morse, David, 1953- actor.

Howard, Arliss, actor.

Reiser, Paul, actor.

Wilson, Luke, 1971- actor.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale, 1967- actor.

O'Malley, Mike, 1966- actor.

Moyer, Stephen, actor.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958- Game brain.

Columbia Pictures, production company.

LStar Capital (Firm), production company.

Village Roadshow Pictures, production company.

Scott Free Productions, production company.

Shuman Company, production company.

Cara Films, production company.

Cantillion Company, production company.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.

Other Title:

Container of (work): Concussion (Motion picture)

Notes:

Based on the GQ article "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.

Widescreen (2.39:1).

"Based on a true story"--Container.

Special features: Inside the true story: discover the true story and meet the real people who inspired the film; Commentary with director Peter Landesman.

Music, James Newton Howard ; editor, William Goldenberg ; director of photography, Salvatore Totino.

Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Mike O'Malley, Stephen Moyer.

DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

In English, dubbed French (Doublé au Québec), or dubbed Spanish; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English or French audio description tracks for people with visual disabilities.

Title from disc surface.

ISBN:

0043396462991

Publisher Number:

46299

47138

Other Number:

939440026

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

581953

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Concussi