The Giver /
The Giver /
directed by Phillip Noyce ; screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koenigsberg ; executive producer, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Ron Burkle ; executive producers, Dylan Sellers, Ralph Winter, Alison Owen, Scooter Braun ; The Weinstein Company and Walden Media present a Tonik/As Is Productions production ; in association with Yucaipa Films.
- [English/Spanish subtitled version].
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Based on the book by Lois Lowry. Bonus: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide. Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Director of photography, Ross Emery ; production designer, Ed Verreaux ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown ; costume designer, Diana Cilliers ; music by Marco Beltrami ; "Ordinary human" performed by OneRepublic, written by Ryan Tedder. Director of photography, Ross Emery ; production designer, Ed Verreaux ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown ; costume designer, Diana Cilliers ; music by Marco Beltrami ; "Ordinary human" performed by OneRepublic, written by Ryan Tedder.
Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander SkarsgaÌŠrd, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay.
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Rating: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
013132617459
WC61745 Anchor Bay Films
Conformity--Drama.
Secrecy--Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Based on the book by Lois Lowry. Bonus: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide. Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Director of photography, Ross Emery ; production designer, Ed Verreaux ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown ; costume designer, Diana Cilliers ; music by Marco Beltrami ; "Ordinary human" performed by OneRepublic, written by Ryan Tedder. Director of photography, Ross Emery ; production designer, Ed Verreaux ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown ; costume designer, Diana Cilliers ; music by Marco Beltrami ; "Ordinary human" performed by OneRepublic, written by Ryan Tedder.
Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander SkarsgaÌŠrd, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay.
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Rating: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
013132617459
WC61745 Anchor Bay Films
Conformity--Drama.
Secrecy--Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.