A mighty heart [videorecording] : based on a true story / Paramount Vantage presents a Plan B Entertainment, Revolution Films production ; producer, Andrew Eaton, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt ; screenplay by John Orloff ; directed by Michael Winterbottom.
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FilmPublisher number: 35052 | Paramount Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2007.Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1415736456
- 9781415736456 :
- Mighty heart (Motion picture)
- Pearl, Daniel, 1963-2002 -- Drama
- Pearl, Daniel, 1963-2002 -- Assassination -- Drama
- Pearl, Mariane -- Drama
- Journalists -- United States -- Drama
- Journalists -- Crimes against -- United States -- Drama
- Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- Pakistan -- Drama
- Prisoners -- Pakistan -- Death -- Drama
- Pakistan -- Politics and government -- 1988- -- Drama
- Pakistan -- Drama
- Director of photography, Marcel Zyskind ; editor, Peter Christelis ; music, Harry Escott, Molly Nyman ; costume designer, Charlotte Walter ; production designer, Mark Digby.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | DVDs | New Movies | DVD MIG | Available | 36748002526194 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Angelina Jolie stars as Mariane Pearl, wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, in director Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of Mariane's memoir recounting the abduction and murder of her husband (played in the film by Dan Futterman) by Pakistani militants. It was on January 23, 2002, that Mariane Pearl's life took a grim and unanticipated turn that no one could have seen coming. The South Asia Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal, Daniel Pearl, was in Pakistan with his pregnant wife, Mariane, when he set out to conduct one last interview for an upcoming article; the pair were due to fly back home to the U.S. shortly thereafter. By all accounts, it was the same type of interview he had conducted a hundred times before, and though the only concern that Daniel had voiced beforehand was that he might be a bit late for dinner, it would soon become obvious that something had gone horribly awry. Later, in an attempt to rise above the seething vengeance and cycle of violence that the post-9/11 world has fallen into and familiarize her newborn son with the father he will never know, Mariane penned A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl. The remarkable true story behind the murder that shook the entire world, Mariane's deeply personal novel is adapted for the screen by the BAFTA award-winning director of The Road to Guantanamo. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Title from container.
Based on the book by Mariane Pearl.
Special features: Optional PSA introduction before film begins; "Journey of passion: the making of A mighty heart" featurette; Public service announcement for the Pearl Foundation with Christiane Amanpour; Committee to Protect Journalists.
Director of photography, Marcel Zyskind ; editor, Peter Christelis ; music, Harry Escott, Molly Nyman ; costume designer, Charlotte Walter ; production designer, Mark Digby.
Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi, Will Patton.
Jewish-American journalist, Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Pakistan in January of 2002. The violent act became an international scandal as the group that claimed responsibility for the crime demanded the liberation of prisoners from the American detainee prison in Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba. The American government does not give in to the terrorists' demands. Mariane travels to Pakistan and is alone, searching for the most important person in her life. Knowing the odds are against her, holding on to hope becomes all the more complicated when she is surrounded by a chaos that is absolutely inescapable. Yet still, Mariane must remain calm. After all, she is the heart of this operation.
MPAA rating: R; language.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.