Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials, Electronic Resources

Uniform Title:

History of violence (Motion picture : 2005)

Title:

A history of violence / New Line Cinema presents ; a Benderspink production ; in association with Media I! Filmproduktion München GmbH & Co. KG ; a film by David Cronenberg ; produced by Chris Bender, JC Spink ; screenplay by Josh Olson ; directed by David Cronenberg.

Edition:

Widescreen format (1.85:1).

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at his diner, Tom is forced to take action and thwart the robbery attempt. Suddenly heralded as a local hero who took the courage to stand up to crime, people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard. But all the media attention attracts the likes of the mob, who show up at Tom's doorstep. Is it a case of mistaken identity or does Tom have a history that no one knows about?

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.

Series:

New Line platinum series

New Line platinum series.

Subjects:

Wagner, John, 1949-

Locke, Vince.

Restaurateurs -- Indiana -- Drama.

Heroes -- Indiana -- Drama.

Mistaken identity -- Indiana -- Drama.

Graphic novels -- Film adaptations.

Comic books, strips, etc -- Film adaptations.

Violent crimes -- Drama.

Criminals -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Films for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Bender, Chris, 1971-

Spink, J. C., 1973-

Olson, Josh.

Cronenberg, David, 1943-

Mortensen, Viggo, 1958-

Bello, Maria, 1967-

Hurt, William.

Holmes, Ashton.

McHattie, Stephen.

MacNeill, Peter.

Harris, Ed, 1950-

Suschitzky, Peter.

Shore, Howard.

Locke, Vince.

Wagner, John, 1949- History of violence.

New Line Cinema Corporation.

Benderspink (Firm)

New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Based on the graphic novel: A history of violence / written by John Wagner & illustrated by Vince Locke.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; edited by Ronald Sanders ; music by Howard Shore.

Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Stephen McHattie, Peter MacNeill, Ed Harris.

DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; 5.1 Dolby digital or stereo. surround sound ; enhanced for widescreen TVs ; DVD-ROM special features require PC running Windows 98SE or higher, Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Macromedia Flash 6.0 and an internet connection, a DVD-ROM drive, and software or hardware DVD player ; includes InterActual player software. Not available for Apple Macintosh.

In English; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Contents:

Special features (89 min.) : Optional audio feature commentary by director David Cronenberg ; Acts of violence (66 min. ; making-of featurette); Scene 44 (Deleted scene, with optional commentary by David Cronenberg, ca. 3 min.) ; Unmaking of Scene 44 (ca. 7 min.) ; Violence's history : United States version vs. International version [featurette] (ca. 1 min.); Too commercial for Cannes [featurette] (ca. 9 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.); DVD-ROM features include the feature film with 'enhanced script-to-screen', allowing viewer to watch the film while viewing the actual script.

ISBN:

0780654099

9780780654099

Publisher Number:

N10095

Other Number:

62479780

System Availability:

3

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

3

Control Number:

671228

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE History