| Title |
Ladder 49 / Touchstone Pictures and Beacon Pictures present a Casey Silver production, a film by Jay Russell ; produced by Casey Silver ; written by Lewis Colick ; directed by Jay Russell. |
| Edition |
High definition widescreen edition. |
| OCLC |
180189984 |
| ISBN |
0788872605 |
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9780788872600 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
786936718881 |
| Music number |
52758 Touchstone Home Entertainment |
| Publisher |
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2007. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other
Genre heading/s |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| System details note |
HD DVD (1080p); widescreen presentation (1.85:1), mastered in high definition, Blu-ray Disc; Dolby Digital. Special features in high definition (1080p), Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Morris Chestnut, Robert Patrick, Balthazar Getty, Jay Hernandez, Jacinda Barrett. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Director of photography, James L. Carter ; editors, Bud Smith, Scott Smith ; music, William Ross ; costume designer, Reneé Ehrlich Kalfus ; production designer, Tony Burrough ; visual effects supervisor, Peter Donen. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense fire and rescue situations, and for language. |
| Summary |
Probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran of the Baltimore Fire Department under the watchful eye of his mentor Chief Mike Kennedy. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. As Jack reflects on his life - seeing his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, the impact his job has had on his wife and kids - Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save Jack's life. |
| Language note |
Closed captioned; audio in English 5.1 Uncompressed, English, French, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
| System details note |
Blu-ray. |
| General note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. |
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Special features: Audio commentary; the making-of 'Ladder 49'; deleted scenes; Robbie Robertson music video. |
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