Birdsong [videorecording] / a WTTV Working Title Television/Masterpiece co-production with NBC Universal for the BBC ; producer, Lynn Horsford ; screenplay by Abi Morgan ; director, Philip Martin.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: MST64211 | PBSLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: [United States] : PBS Distribution, 2012.Description: 1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:- 1608836614
- 9781608836611
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Music, Nicholas Hooper ; editor, Kristina Hetherington ; director of photography, Julian Court ; executive producers, Sebastian Faulks, Ann Skinner, Simon Relph.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD | Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Birdsong | Available | 33111008272060 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Set against the backdrop of World War I, this epic love story follows Stephen Wraysford (Eddie Redmayne), an Englishman whose failed love affair with Frenchwoman Isabelle Azaire (Clémence Poésy) continues to haunt him during the war. His only respite comes in the form of friendship with Jack Firebrace (Joseph Mawle), a fellow soldier who helps Stephen endure the hardships of war and come to terms with his feelings for Isabelle. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Also broadcast in the United States as part of the 2012 television series Masterpiece theatre.
Based on the novel by Sebastian Faulks.
Special features: The love story; behind the scenes; the war story.
Title from container.
Videodisc release of the 2012 television miniseries.
Music, Nicholas Hooper ; editor, Kristina Hetherington ; director of photography, Julian Court ; executive producers, Sebastian Faulks, Ann Skinner, Simon Relph.
Eddie Redmayne, Clémence Poésy, Joseph Mawle, Anthony Andrews, Marie-Josée Croze, Laurent Lafitte, Richard Madden, Matthew Goode, Rory Keenan, Thomas Turgoose.
As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France during World War I, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
Rating: Not rated.
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 Surround ; NTSC, region 1.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.