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Title:
A history of violence [DVD video] = Une histoire de violence
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
[Burbank, Calif.] : New Line Home Entertainment, ©2006.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9780780654099
Abstract:
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?

Propriétaire d'un petit restaurant dans le village de Millbrook en Indiana, Tom Stall mène une existence heureuse avec son épouse Edie, leur fils adolescent Jack et leur fillette Sarah. Mais tout bascule le jour où il tue deux malfrats meurtriers qui tentaient de voler sa caisse. Grâce à un formidable battage médiatique, Tom devient malgré lui un héros national. Ce qui encourage Jack à tenir enfin tête au dur de son école secondaire, en lui administrant une sévère raclée. Mais peu après, Tom reçoit la visite du gangster Carl Fogarty. S'adressant au restaurateur en le nommant Joey Cusack, Carl insiste pour le ramener à Philadelphie afin de régler un vieux compte avec lui. Mais Tom tient tête au menaçant criminel, prétendant qu'il y a erreur sur la personne. [(c) Médiafilm].
General Note:
Based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

Distribution: Alliance Atlantis.

Special features: Making-of documentary "Acts of violence"; Scene 44, deleted scene; the unmaking of scene 44; Violence's history: United States version vs. international version; featurette "Too commercial for Cannes"; commentary soundtrack with David Cronenberg; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM and online features (PC required).
Performers:
Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk.
Technical Details:
DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound or stereo surround sound; 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English with optional soundtrack in French and optional English or Spanish subtitles; with optional subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) in English.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R (for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use). CHV rating: 18A.
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