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Taken / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Europacorp, M6 Films and Grive Productions co-production with the participation of Canal+, M6 and TPS Star, a film by Pierre Morel ; produced by Luc Besson ; written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen ; director of production, Frank Lebreton ; directed by Pierre Morel.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 2255469 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2009.Edition: 2-disc extended cutDescription: 1 Blu-ray disc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Taken (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Michel Abramowicz ; editor, Frédéric Thoraval ; music, Nathaniel Mechaly.
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance, Famke Janssen.Summary: Kim is seventeen years-old and the pride and joy of her father, the ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills. Bryan left the agency to stay near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim convinces the reluctant Bryan to sign an authorization form so she can travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When they arrive, they share a cab with a stranger named Peter. Amanda tells him that they are alone in Paris. While Bryan is on the phone with Kim, Albanese gang members break into the apartment where the girls are staying. Bryan has Kim give him a detailed description of what she sees and hears. He tells her she is about to be kidnapped. Bryan promises Kim that he will come and get her. He immediately travels to Paris to find Kim and Amanda. He has four days to find her and he uses his special skills and contacts to get her back and seek his revenge.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An ex-soldier (Liam Neeson) traveling through Europe embarks on a frantic quest to rescue his daughter (Maggie Grace) after the young girl is abducted by slave traders in District B13 director Pierre Morel's contemporary thriller Taken. Robert Mark Kamen joins the screenwriting team, which also includes Morel and longtime collaborator Luc Besson, who also produces. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Blu-ray disc, dual layer; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround.

English (Dolby 5.1 surround), French (Dolby surround) and Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue; English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance, Famke Janssen.

Director of photography, Michel Abramowicz ; editor, Frédéric Thoraval ; music, Nathaniel Mechaly.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

MPAA rating: Theatrical version, PG-13, intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language; Extended cut, Unrated.

Kim is seventeen years-old and the pride and joy of her father, the ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills. Bryan left the agency to stay near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim convinces the reluctant Bryan to sign an authorization form so she can travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When they arrive, they share a cab with a stranger named Peter. Amanda tells him that they are alone in Paris. While Bryan is on the phone with Kim, Albanese gang members break into the apartment where the girls are staying. Bryan has Kim give him a detailed description of what she sees and hears. He tells her she is about to be kidnapped. Bryan promises Kim that he will come and get her. He immediately travels to Paris to find Kim and Amanda. He has four days to find her and he uses his special skills and contacts to get her back and seek his revenge.

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