Description |
1 videodisc (93 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. rda |
Description |
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles. |
Cast |
Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Eldon, Shirley Henderson. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. |
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Widescreen. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
Based on true events. Elijah Wood stars as John Malcolm Brinnin, the New York academic who brought Dylan Thomas to America. Celyn Jones plays the volatile celebrity poet, tormented by anonymity, alcohol and the abyss, who scandalized the Manhattan literati of the fifties and challenged Brinnin's hero worship of his work. |
Note |
Special features: Deleted and extended scenes; Dylan Thomas poems - 'And death shall have no dominion', 'If I were tickled by the rub of love', and 'In my craft or sullen art' read by Celyn Jones, 'Love in the asylum' read by the cast; Gruff in Metropolis. |
Subject |
Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998 -- Drama.
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Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953 -- Drama.
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Poets, Welsh -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Goddard, Andy, film director, screenwriter.
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Riach, AJ, film producer.
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Evans, Andy (Film producer), film producer.
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Wood, Elijah, 1981- actor.
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Jones, Celyn, 1979- actor, screenwriter.
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Mackintosh, Steven, actor.
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Eldon, Kevin, 1960- actor.
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Henderson, Shirley, 1965- actor.
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Strand Releasing (Firm), production company, distributor.
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Standard No. |
712267350421 |
Music No. |
3504-2 Strand Releasing |
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