| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. |
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Special features: "Into the valley of death" documentary featuring interviews with director Oliver Stone, James Woods, Jim Belushi and more ; Audio commentary by director Oliver Stone ; Approximately 25 minutes of never-before-seen deleted scenes ; Photo gallery ; Original theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Editor, Claire Simpson ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; original music composed and conducted by, Georges Delerue. |
| Cast |
James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage, Elpedia Carrillo, Tony Plana, Colby Chester, Cindy Gibb, Will Macmillan, Jorge Luke, Danna Hansen. |
| Summary |
In 1980, Richard Boyle, a veteran war photographer whose career needs a boost, heads for El Salvador to cover the civil war there. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerrillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. After the murder of Archbishop Romero, the rape and murder of an American nurse and three nuns, and the death of a fellow journalist, Boyle attempts to escape El Salvador with his Salvadorean girlfriend Maria and her family. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital. |
| Language |
English dialouge with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Boyle, Richard (Richard David) -- Drama.
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Americans -- El Salvador -- Drama.
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War correspondents -- El Salvador -- Drama.
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War photographers -- El Salvador -- Drama.
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El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992 -- Drama.
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El Salvador -- History -- Civil War, 1979-1992 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Stone, Oliver.
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Green, Gerald.
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Boyle, Richard (Richard David)
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Woods, James, 1947-
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Belushi, James, 1954-
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Murphy, Michael, 1938-
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Savage, John, 1949-
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Carrillo, Elpidia.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Hemdale Film Corporation.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792849027 |
| Standard No. |
027616862822 |
| Music No. |
1002045 MGM Home Entertainment |
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