| Description |
2 videodiscs (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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video file Blu-ray Region A rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, widescreen, Region A. |
| Cast |
Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris, Alison Pill, Octavia Spencer. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for violence, language and drug content. |
| Summary |
The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. Its inhabitants are divided by class; the lower-class passengers in one of the last cars stage an uprising, moving car by car up to the front of the train, where the oppressive rich and powerful ride. |
| Note |
Special features: Critics' commentary hosted by Scott Weinberg; The birth of Snowpiercer; The characters; Animated prologue; Concept art galler; Chris Evans & Tild Swinton on "Snowpiercer"; The train brought to life: behind the scenes of a special screening; Transperceneige: from the blank page to the black screen. |
| Language |
English or Korean dialogue; Spanish or English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Railroad trains -- Drama.
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Social classes -- Drama.
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Disasters -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Science fiction films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Pong, Chun-ho, 1969- film director.
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Evans, Chris, 1981- actor.
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Swinton, Tilda, actor.
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Bell, Jamie, 1986- actor.
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Jeong, Tae Sung. Producer.
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Nam, Steven. Producer.
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Chan-Wook, Park. Producer.
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Hun, Lee Tae. Producer.
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Masterson, Kelly. Screenwriter.
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Hurt, John, 1940-2017. Actor.
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Harris, Ed, 1950- Actor.
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Pill, Alison, 1985- Actor.
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Spencer, Octavia. Actor.
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Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
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RADiUS TWC (Firm)
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CJ Ent'ŏt'einmŏnt'ŭ (Firm)
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Union Investment Partners.
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| Standard No. |
013132622637 80 |
| Music No. |
BD62263 Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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