A history of violence
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Published
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Entertainment, c2006.
Edition
Widescreen format (1.85:1).
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0780654099, 9780780654099
UPC
794043100956

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General Note
Based on the graphic novel: A history of violence / written by John Wagner & illustrated by Vince Locke.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
General Note
Special features (89 min.): optional audio commentary by Cronenberg; "Acts of violence" making-of featurette (66 min.); deleted scene, with optional audio commentary by Cronenberg (3 min.); "The unmaking of scene 44" featurette (7 min.); "Violence's history : United States version vs. International version" featurette (1 min.); "Too commercial for Cannes" featurette (9 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.); DVD-ROM features.
General Note
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs" -- Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; edited by Ronald Sanders ; music by Howard Shore.
Participants/Performers
Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Stephen McHattie, Peter MacNeill, Ed Harris.
Description
Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at his diner, Tom is forced to take action and thwart the robbery attempt. Suddenly heralded as a local hero who took the courage to stand up to crime, people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard. But all the media attention attracts the likes of the mob, who show up at Tom's doorstep. Is it a case of mistaken identity or does Tom have a history that no one knows about?
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.
System Details
DVD, region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound or stereo. surround sound.
Language
In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bender, C., Spink, J. C., Olson, J., Cronenberg, D., Mortensen, V., Bello, M., Hurt, W., Holmes, A., McHattie, S., MacNeill, P., Harris, E., Suschitzky, P., Shore, H., Wagner, J., & Locke, V. (2006). A history of violence (Widescreen format (1.85:1).). New Line Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chris Bender et al.. 2006. A History of Violence. New Line Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chris Bender et al.. A History of Violence New Line Home Entertainment, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bender, Chris, et al. A History of Violence Widescreen format (1.85:1)., New Line Home Entertainment, 2006.

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