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The professor / Global Road Entertainment presents ; in association with Starlings Entertainment, Leeding Media, Relic Pictures ; an Automatik, Infinitum Nihil production ; produced by Greg Shapiro, Braden Aftergood, Brian Kavnaugh-Jones ; written and directed by Wayne Roberts.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 56375 | Lionsgate56375.1.A | Lionsgate | (disc)Language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: [Spanish subtitled version]Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
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  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner ; editor, Sabine Emiliani ; director of photography, Tim Orr.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, Zoey Deutch, Ron Livingston, Devon Terrell, Odessa Young, Linda Emond, Siobhan Fallon Hogan.Summary: Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer, who after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife and school chancellor, and the delight of his students, Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

After Richard (Johnny Depp), a well-presented and well-respected college professor discovers he has terminal cancer, he launches himself back into life with a new penchant for rulebreaking, alcohol and drugs. His wife Veronica (Rosemarie DeWitt) and Harry (Ron Livingston), the college chancellor, are horrified by his new character and rebellions, though his students love his law-defying ways. Written and directed by Wayne Roberts. ~ Clare Perez-Izaguirre Lopez, Rovi

DVD, region 1; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1.

English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Johnny Depp, Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, Zoey Deutch, Ron Livingston, Devon Terrell, Odessa Young, Linda Emond, Siobhan Fallon Hogan.

Music, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner ; editor, Sabine Emiliani ; director of photography, Tim Orr.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.

Wide screen.

MPAA rating: R; for language, sexual content and some drug use.

Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer, who after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife and school chancellor, and the delight of his students, Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy.

Special feature: Death and how to live it: making The professor.

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