Philadelphia [videorecording] / TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico Production ; written by Ron Nyswaner ; produced by Edward Saxon and Jonathan Demme ; directed by Jonathan Demme.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 52619 | Columbia TriStar Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Korean, Spanish Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1997]Edition: Widescreen presentationDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0800141806
- 9780800141806
- Homophobia -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama
- Discrimination in employment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama
- AIDS (Disease) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama
- AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Employment -- Drama
- Trials (Duress) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Drama
- 791.43/72 23
- PN1997 .P45 1997
- Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Howard Shore.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | DVDs | New Movies | DVD PHI | In-Process | 36748002649681 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
At the time of its release, Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia was the first big-budget Hollywood film to tackle the medical, political, and social issues of AIDS. Tom Hanks, in his first Academy Award-winning performance, plays Andrew Beckett, a talented lawyer at a stodgy Philadelphia law firm. The homosexual Andrew has contracted AIDS but fears informing his firm about the disease. The firm's senior partner, Charles Wheeler (Jason Robards), assigns Andrew a case involving their most important client. Andrew begins diligently working on the case, but soon the lesions associated with AIDS are visible on his face. Wheeler abruptly removes Andrew from the case and fires him from the firm. Andrew believes he has been fired because of his illness and plans to fight the firm in court. But because of the firm's reputation, no lawyer in Philadelphia will risk handling his case. In desperation, Andrew hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), a black lawyer who advertises on television, mainly handling personal injury cases. Miller dislikes homosexuals but agrees to take the case for the money and exposure. As Miller prepares for the courtroom battle against one of the law firm's key litigators, Belinda Conine (Mary Steenburgen), Miller begins to realize the discrimination practiced against Andrew is no different from the discrimination Miller himself has to battle against. The cast also includes Antonio Banderas as Andrew's partner, Joanne Woodward as Andrew's mother, and Stephanie Roth as Joe's wife. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Originally released as motion picture in 1993.
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Howard Shore.
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward.
Story of two competing lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 (Dolby Digital) and 2-Channel (Dolby Surround)
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional Spanish or Korean subtitles; closed-captioned.