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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Feature Adaptation Film adaptations Drama |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Judith Guest |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ronald L Schwary; Alvin Sargent; Robert Redford; Donald Sutherland; Mary Tyler Moore; Judd Hirsch; Timothy Hutton; Elizabeth McGovern; M Emmet Walsh; Adam Baldwin; James Sikking; John Bailey; Phillip Bennett; Jefferey Kanew; Marvin Hamlisch; Bernie Pollack; Judith Guest; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Wildwood Enterprises.; Paramount Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0792171616 9780792171614 0792171608 9780792171607 |
| OCLC Number: | 47780088 |
| Language Note: | Dialogue in English with optional French soundtrack, and with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980. Based on the novel by Judith Guest. Special features: theatrical trailer. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, John Bailey ; art directors, Phillip Bennett, John Michael Riva ; editor, Jeff Kanew ; music, Marvin Hamlisch ; costume designer, Bernie Pollack. |
| Cast: | Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern with M. Emmet Walsh, Adam Baldwin, James B. Sikking. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1980: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Timothy Hutton); Best Director (Robert Redford); Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) (Alvin Sargent). Golden Globe Awards, 1981: Best Motion Picture - Drama (Ronald L. Schwary); Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Mary Tyler Moore); Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Timothy Hutton); Best Director - Motion Picture (Robert Redford); New Star Of The Year - Actor (Timothy Hutton). |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: R; Canadian Home Video rating 14A. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation. |
| Series Title: | Widescreen DVD collection. |
| Other Titles: | Ordinary people (Motion picture) |
| Responsibility: | Paramount Pictures presents a Wildwood Enterprises production ; produced by Ronald L. Schwary ; screenplay by Alvin Sargent ; directed by Robert Redford. |
Abstract:
The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.
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