| Title |
The proposition / UK Film Council presents a Surefire Films production of an Autonomous and Jackie O Productions co-production in association with Pictures in Paradise with the participation of the Pacific Film and Television Commission and the Film Consortium ; producers, Chris Brown and Jackie O Sullivan ; producers, Chiara Menage and Cat Villiers ; screenplay, Nick Cave ; director, John Hillcoat. |
| OCLC |
70691986 |
| ISBN |
1592416640 |
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9781592416646 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
687797112194 |
| Music number |
FLP-11219 First Look Home Entertainment |
| Publisher |
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : First Look Home Entertainment, [2006] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Brothers -- Drama.
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Criminal behavior -- Drama.
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Outlaws -- Drama.
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Australia -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| System details note |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, John Hurt, David Wenham, Emily Watson. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Director of photography, Benoit Delhomme ; editor, Jon Gregory ; music, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong grisly violence, and for language. |
| Summary |
In the Australian outback during the 1880s, Charlie Burns is presented with an impossible proposition by local law enforcement. The only way for him to save his younger brother from the gallows is to find and kill his psychotic older brother within nine days. Local law enforcer Captain Stanley has recently arrived from Britain and is facing problems of his own as he tries to shield his innocent wife from the brutalities of their new surroundings and deal with mounting pressures from renegade natives and his superior. |
| Language note |
English soundtrack; optional Spanish subtitles or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| General note |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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DVD release of the 2005 motion picture. |
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Region 1; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound or 2.0 stereo. or DTS. |
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Special features include: director and writer commentary; 5 behind-the-scene featurettes; previews; photo gallery. |
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