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- Mississippi burning [videorecording] / by Zollo, Frederick.; Colesberry, Robert F.; Gerolmo, Chris.; Parker, Alan,1944-; Hackman, Gene.; Dafoe, Willem.; McDormand, Frances.; Dourif, Brad,1950-; Biziou, Peter.; Hambling, Gerry.; Jones, Trevor,1949 March 23-; Harrison, Philip.; Kirkland, Geoffrey.; Orion Pictures.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.;
DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation (1.85:1); Dolby stereo. surround (English & French) and mono. (Spanish).Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif.Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; music, Trevor Jones ; production designers, Philip Harrison, Geoffrey Kirkland.MPAA rating: R.Set in Mississippi in 1964, this controversial film is based on the true story of the case of three young civil rights workers (in real life they were named James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner) who were brutally murdered in June of 1964. The chaotic aftermath was dubbed Mississippi Burning. This movie is told from the perspective of the FBI's operations to uncover evidence and bring the killers to justice. Anger over the real incident prompted the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Although the fim was nominated for six Oscars and won the award for Best Cinematography, it stirred a great deal of controversy when it was released. In the years since, it has come to be considered a classic.- Subjects: Detective and mystery films.; Crime films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Murder; Civil rights workers; Civil rights movements; Ku Klux Klan (1915- ); Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964; Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964; Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964; Segregation;
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- Thirteen Days / by Bernstein, Armyan,film producer.; Almond, Peter O.,film producer.; Costner, Kevin,film producer,actor.; Self, David,screenwriter.; Donaldson, Roger,film director.; Greenwood, Bruce,1956-actor.; Culp, Steven,actor.; Baker, Dylan,actor.; Bartkowiak, Andrzej,cinematographer.; Deakins, Roger A.,1949-cinematographer.; Duddy, Christopher,cinematographer.; Buff, Conrad,film editor.; Jones, Trevor,1949 March 23-composer.; Washington, Dennis,production designer.; New Line Cinema Corporation,production company.; Beacon Productions,production company.; New Line Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
DVD, widescreen, Dolby digital, DTS surround sound; DVD-ROM features require: DVD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM encoder, Windows 95 or higher and Internet Explorer or higher; Macintosh system 9.0.4 or higher with Netscape Navigator 4.6-4.7, Macintosh content may not function under Macintosh OS X.Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Michael Fairman, Henry Strozier, Frank Wood, Kevin Conway, Tim Kelleher, Len Cariou, Bill Smitrovich, Dakin Matthews, Madison Mason, Christopher Lawford, Ed Lauter, Elya Baskin, Boris Krutonog, Peter White, James Karen, Tim Jerome, Olek Krupa, Lucinda Jenney, Oleg Vidov.Director of photography, Andrzej Bartkowiak ; editor, Conrad Buff ; music, Trevor Jones ; production designer, Dennis Washington ; costume designer, Isis Mussenden ; co-producers, Paul Deason, Mary Montiforte ; executive producers, Ilona Herzberg, Michael De Luca, Thomas A. Bliss, Marc Abraham.MPAA rating: PG-13.Inspired by the real-life events that took place in the Kennedy White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis.For thirteen extraordinary days in October, 1962, the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. After the discovery of Soviet weapons in Cuba, events and tension escalate between two military superpowers and within the White House. President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Kenneth P. O'Donnell are in the hot seat as they struggle to prevent nuclear war"--DVD sleeve.- Subjects: Historical films.; May, Ernest R.; Zelikow, Philip, 1954-; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962;
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