A history of violence
(DVD)

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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing BasementDR 12478Checked OutApril 6, 2024

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
794043100956

Notes

General Note
Film based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: director David Cronenberg commentary ; "Act of Violence" documentary: a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes journey on the making of the film ; Three riveting featurettes (Violence's history ; Too commercial for Cannes ; The unmaking of scene 44) ; deleted scene ; chapter access.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; art director, James McAteer ; editor, Ronald Sanders ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Denise Cronenberg ; production designer, Carol Spier.
Participants/Performers
Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk.
Description
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
MPAA rating: R : for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio track in English ; subtitled in English and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hurt, W., Holmes, A., Suschitzky, P., Wagner, J., Locke, V., Cronenberg, D., Mortensen, V., Bello, M., Harris, E., & Shore, H. (2006). A history of violence . Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Hurt et al.. 2006. A History of Violence. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Hurt et al.. A History of Violence Warner Home Video, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hurt, William, et al. A History of Violence Warner Home Video, 2006.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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