| Edition |
2-disc widescreen edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; dual-layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian O'Byrne, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Peña. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox ; music by Clint Eastwood ; music orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus ; special musical arrangements by Gennady Loktionov ; guitarist, Bruce Forman. |
| Note |
Based on short stories from the book: Rope burns / by F.X. Toole. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. |
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Special feature (disc 1, 2 min.): theatrical trailer. |
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Special features (disc 2, 57 min., in English with optional French subtitles): "Born to fight" featurette, examining the parallels between the movie & the experiences of real-life boxer Lucia Rijker (19 min.); "The producers : round 15" making-of featurette with Ruddy, Rosenberg & Haggis (13 min.); "James Lipton takes on three", roundtable discussion with Eastwood, Swank & Freeman (25 min.). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language. |
| Summary |
A male boxing trainer attempts to help a young female boxer achieve her dream of becoming a professional. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2005: Best achievement in directing, Best motion picture of the year, Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank) |
| Language |
In English or dubbed French; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Boxing trainers -- Drama.
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Women boxers -- Drama.
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Boxing -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Boxing films.
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Sports films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Eastwood, Clint, 1930-
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Haggis, Paul.
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Ruddy, Albert S., 1934-
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Rosenberg, Tom.
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Swank, Hilary.
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Freeman, Morgan.
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Mackie, Anthony, 1978-
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Baruchel, Jay, 1982-
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Colter, Mike, 1976-
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Rijker, Lucia, 1967-
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O'Byrne, Brian F.
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Martindale, Margo, 1951-
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Lindhome, Riki, 1979-
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Peña, Michael, 1976-
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Stern, Tom, 1946-
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Cox, Joel.
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Niehaus, Lennie.
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Forman, Bruce.
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Toole, F. X., 1930-2002.
Rope burns.
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Lipton, James.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm)
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Malpaso (Company)
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Ruddy Morgan Productions.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419802496 |
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9781419802492 |
| Standard No. |
012569593237 |
| Music No. |
59323 Warner Home Video |
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