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Meet Joe Black Cover Image DVD

Meet Joe Black [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents a City Light Films production ; directed and produced by Martin Brest ; screenplay by Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno and Kevin Wade and Bo Goldman.

Brest, Martin, 1951- (film director,, film producer.). Osborn, Ron, (screenwriter.). Reno, Jeff, (screenwriter.). Wade, Kevin, (screenwriter.). Goldman, Bo, 1932- (screenwriter.). Pitt, Brad, 1963- (actor.). Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- (actor.). Forlani, Claire, (actor.). Weber, Jake, 1964- (actor.). Harden, Marcia Gay, (actor.). Tambor, Jeffrey, 1944- (actor.). Lehman, Gladys. (Added Author). Casella, Alberto, 1891-1957 Morte in vacanza. (Added Author). Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 Death takes a holiday. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). City Light Films (Firm) (Added Author). Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor. (Cast).

Summary:

Death appears to claim a wealthy media mogul who bargains for more time, during which Death falls in love with the man's daughter.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783233477
  • ISBN: 9780783233475
  • ISBN: 0025192053122
  • ISBN: 5192053129
  • ISBN: 9785192053126
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (180 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the film Death takes a holiday by Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman which is based on the play by Alberto Casella entitled La Morte in vacanza.
Originally released as a motion picture in November 1998.
Special features: Spotlight on location ; production notes ; cast & filmmakers' bios ; film highlights ; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music by Thomas Newman ; editors, Joe Hutshing, Michael Tronick ; director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki.
Participant or Performer Note:
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, dual layer, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
Language Note:
In English with optional dubbed French soundtrack; closed-captioned in English.

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Subject: Casella, Alberto, 1891-1957 > Film adaptations.
Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 > Film adaptations.
Lehman, Gladys > Film adaptations.
Death > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Genre: Film remakes.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 27 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.

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