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The Pianist [videorecording (DVD)] by Polanski, Roman; Brody, Adrien; Finlay, Frank,1926-; Lipman, Maureen.; Fox, Emilia,1974-;
"A Story of Survival" featurette -- Director's note by Roman Polanski -- Q&A with Roman Polanski -- The Warsaw Ghetto: historical background -- Wladyslaw SzpilmanAdrien Brody, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox.The story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a brilliant Jewish composer and pianist who witnessed the Nazi occupation of Warsaw.14A.DVD.Winner of 3 Academy awards including Best Director and Best Actor.
Subjects: Szpilman, Władysław; Feature films; Pianists; Jewish musicians; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; War films;
© p2003., TVA Films,
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Macbeth [videorecording] / by Annis, Francesca,1945-; Archard, Bernard,1916-2008.; Bayler, Terence,actor.; Braunsberg, Andrew,film producer.; Bromley, Sydney,1909-1987.; Chase, Stephan,1947-; Davis, Noel,1927-2002.; Finch, Jon,1941-2012,actor.; Hefner, Hugh M.(Hugh Marston),1926-film producer.; Laurence, Andrew,actor.; Pearson, Richard,1918-2011.; Polanski, Roman,screenwriter,film director.; Selby, Nicholas,1925-; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Macbeth.Videorecording.; Shaw, Martin,1945-; Shelley, Paul,1942-; Stride, John,1936-; Tynan, Kenneth,1927-1980,screenwriter.; Criterion Collection (Firm);
Director of photography, Gil Taylor ; production designer, Wilfrid Shingleton ; costume designer, Anthony Mendleson ; music by The Third Ear Band ; editor, Alistair McIntyre ; art director, Fred Carter ; fight director, William Hobbs ; choreographer, Sally Gilpin.Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Terence Bayler, Stephan Chase, Paul Shelley, Noel Davis, Richard Pearson, Andrew Laurence, Bernard Archard.Roman Polanski imbues his unflinchingly violent adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ruthless ambition and murder in medieval Scotland with grit and dramatic intensity. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as a decorated warrior rising in the ranks and his driven wife, scheming together to take the throne by any means.R.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Feature films.; Murder; Regicides;
© 2014., Criterion Collection,
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The Ghost Writer. by Polanski, Roman,film director.; McGregor, Ewan,actor.; Belushi, James,actor.; Bernthal, Jon,actor.; Cattrall, Kim,actor.; Brosnan, Pierce,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ewan McGregor, James Belushi, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall, Pierce BrosnanOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2010.When a gifted ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever. Co-starring Olivia Williams and Kim Cattrall, it's a taut and shocking thriller from acclaimed director Roman Polanski (The Pianist).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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