Title The Corporation / produced by Big Picture Media Corporation in association with TV Ontario, Vision TV, Knowledge Network, Saskatchewan Communications Network and ACCESS ; produced by Mark Achbar and Bart Simpson ; written by Joel Bakan, Harold Crooks and Mark Achbar ; directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott ; created by Mark Achbar and Joel Bakan.

Publication Info.	[Canada] : Big Picture Media Corporation, 2003
	[New York, N.Y.] : Zeitgeist Films, ©2005.
	©2005

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Location	Call No.	Status
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Department	DVD 338.74 ACHBAR DISC 1-2	Check Shelf
Bloomfield at the Atrium	DVD 333.74 COR c.2	Check Shelf
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Media Room	DVD 306.3 COR	Check Shelf
Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult DVDs	DVD 338.74 COR	Check Shelf
Manchester, Whiton Branch - Media Room DVDs & Blu-rays	DVD 338.74 CORPORATION	Check Shelf
New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD 306.3 COR DISC 1-2	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD 338.74 C81	Check Shelf
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Balcony	AV DVD 338.74 C822C	Check Shelf

Edition	Special edition two-disc set
Description	2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
	digital optical rda
	video file DVD video rda
System Details	DVD, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround audio.
Language	English dialogue with optional Spanish and French subtitles and optional English SDH captions for the hearing impaired; optional English descriptive audio for the visually impaired.
Cast	Narrator, Mikela J. Mikael ; Featuring: Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman.
Credits	Editor, Jennifer Abbott ; original music, Leonard J. Paul.
Summary	The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates.
Contents	Disc 1. The movie: Feature (143 min.) -- Special features: Choice of two optional audio feature commentary tracks [Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott, or Joel Bakan] Q's and A's (27 min.) [video interviews with the filmmakers from radio, TV and theaters] -- Deleted scenes (17 min.) -- Majority Report interview with Joel Bakan (39 min.) [Janeane Garofalo interviews Joel Bakan on the Air America radio program] -- Katherine Dodds on grassroots marketing (7 min.) -- Original trailer -- trailer for film Manufacturing consent -- DVD credits ; Disc 2. The interviews: Tell me more [and] Topical paradise [Over 5 hours of additional footage of The corporation's 40 interviewees, searchable by topic or interview subject].
Note	Based on "The corporation : the pathological pursuit of profit and power" by Joel Bakan.
	Released as a motion picture in 2004; originally produced in 2003.
Audience	Not rated.
Note	Feature film Copyright 2003 Big Picture Media Corporation Big Picture Media Corporation 2003
Subject	Bakan, Joel -- Film adaptations.
	Corporations -- History.
	International business enterprises.
	Corporations, American.
	International trade.
	Globalization.
	Corporations -- Accounting -- Corrupt practices.
	Corporations -- Corrupt practices.
	Corporate culture.
	Social responsibility of business.
	Criminal liability of juristic persons.
	Corporations -- United States.
	Compañías -- Historia.
	Bakan, Joel. (OCoLC)fst01496410
	Corporate culture. (OCoLC)fst00879624
	Corporations. (OCoLC)fst00879777
	Corporations -- Accounting -- Corrupt practices. (OCoLC)fst00879781
	Corporations, American. (OCoLC)fst00879972
	Corporations -- Corrupt practices. (OCoLC)fst00879825
	Criminal liability of juristic persons. (OCoLC)fst00883418
	Globalization. (OCoLC)fst00943532
	International business enterprises. (OCoLC)fst00976774
	International trade. (OCoLC)fst00977128
	Social responsibility of business. (OCoLC)fst01122851
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Documentary films.
	Nonfiction films.
	Film adaptations.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
	Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
	Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
	Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
	Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
	Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01710451
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
Added Author	Achbar, Mark, film producer, director, screenwriter, creator.
	Simpson, Bart, film producer.
	Abbott, Jennifer, director, film editor.
	Bakan, Joel, screenwriter, bibliographic antecedent, creator.
	Crooks, Harold, 1943- screenwriter.
	Paul, Leonard J., composer.
	Mikael, Mikela J. narrator.
	Moore, Michael, 1954 April 23- contributor.
	Chomsky, Noam, contributor.
	Klein, Naomi, 1970- contributor.
	Bakan, Joel. motion picture adaptation of. Corporation.
	Big Picture Media Corporation, production company.
	TVOntario, producer.
	Vision TV, producer.
	Knowledge Network (B.C.), producer.
	Saskatchewan Communications Network, producer.
	Alberta Educational Communications Corporation.
	Bay Area Video Coalition (San Francisco, Calif.), sponsor.
	Canadian Independent Film & Video Fund, funder.
	Canadian Television Fund, funder.
	British Columbia Film (Society), funder.
	Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund, funder.
	Zeitgeist Films, publisher, distributor.
Standard No.	795975106535
Music No.	Z1065 Zeitgeist Films

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