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Crudup, Billy 1968-

Overview
Works:125 works in 355 publications in 12 languages and 20,387 library holdings
Roles:Actor, Performer, Other, Former owner, Recipient
Classifications:pn1997.2, 791.4372
Most widely held works by Billy Crudup
Big fish( visu )
5 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 1,856 libraries worldwide
William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth.
Eat pray love( visu )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,658 libraries worldwide
A happily married woman who is trying to get pregnant realizes that her life needs to go in a new direction. After a very painful divorce, she risks everything and embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
Princess Mononoke( visu )
8 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and Japanese and held by 1,654 libraries worldwide
A young warrior searching for a cure for a deadly curse becomes entangled in a battle between a clan of humans and the forest's animal gods.
The good shepherd( visu )
3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,609 libraries worldwide
An American intelligence officer's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his growing suspicion of the people around him.
Public enemies( visu )
5 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,521 libraries worldwide
1933. It is the fourth year of the Great Depression. For John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis and Baby Face Nelson, it is the golden age of bank robbery. After serving a ten-year prison sentence, John Dillinger embarks on a cross-country bank-robbing spree with help from his associates: faithful driver Red Hamilton, cocky lookout Homer Van Meter, and murderous hothead Baby Face Nelson. He relocates to Chicago, where he meets hatcheck girl Billie Frechette and falls in love, but struggles to reconcile his new romance with his life on the run. Meanwhile, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover has enlisted Special Agent Melvin Purvis to use the latest techniques and equipment to catch Dillinger-Public Enemy Number One-even as Purvis realizes that doing so may stretch his principles to the breaking point.
Watchmen( visu )
5 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,230 libraries worldwide
In the United States, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society. But, when one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up, but no less determined, masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover the plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion, a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers, Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.
Almost famous( visu )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and Portuguese and held by 1,192 libraries worldwide
It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.
Mission: impossible III( visu )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 1,005 libraries worldwide
Ethan Hunt has retired from active duty as a super-spy in order to train new IMF agents. He is called back into action to confront the toughest villain he has ever faced - Owen Davian, an international weapons and information provider with no remorse and no conscience. Hunt assembles his team - his old friend Luther Strickell, transportation expert Declan, and background operative Zhen, in order to rescue Lindsey, one of his trainees, who was kidnapped while on a surveillance detail of Davian. It soon becomes evident that Davian is well-protected, well-connected, and downright malicious, forcing Hunt to extend his journey back into the field in order to rescue his wife, Julia, and uncover an IMF double agent in the process.
Mission: impossible III( visu )
9 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 786 libraries worldwide
In this pulse-racing, mind-bending action thriller, Ethan Hunt confronts the toughest villain he's ever faced - Owen Davian, an international weapons and information provider with no remorse and no conscience.
Stage beauty( visu )
21 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 756 libraries worldwide
Welcome to the 17th century stage, where Ned Kynaston's performance of Desdemona in Shakespeare's 'Othello' brings the house down nightly. Ned is the "most beautiful woman on the London stage". That is, until the King renounces the royal edict that only men can play women on stage. Enter Maria, Ned's seemingly loyal dresser, who becomes an instant star, leaving Ned to suppress his ardent feminine traits and make a man of himself.
Charlotte Gray( visu )
15 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 615 libraries worldwide
Its World War II and Charlotte has been trained to be an undercover courier for England. She straps on a parachute and falls from the sky into Vichy France. There she will assist the French Resistance in its defiance of Nazi occupation. Once behind enemy lines, she keeps secret her personal mission to find her lover, an RAF pilot downed over France.
Almost famous( visu )
17 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 586 libraries worldwide
It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.
Trust the man( visu )
5 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 491 libraries worldwide
Rebecca is an actress who is married to Tom; together they have two children. As Rebecca begins rehearsals on a new play at the Lincoln Center, Tom stays at home to watch the kids. He begins to think about how horny he is. They go to see a counselor and discuss their sexual problems. Tom wants to have sex twice a day, while Rebecca thinks Tom is a maniac. Rebecca's brother, Tobey is in a long term relationship with Elaine, Rebecca's best friend, who suddenly hears her biological clock ticking and realizes she wants to be married and have a child. This is not good news for commitment phobic Tobey.
Without limits( visu )
5 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 474 libraries worldwide
A fictionalized account of Steve Prefontaine, a distance runner, who took the sport into a new era.
Inventing the Abbotts( visu )
9 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and held by 424 libraries worldwide
Forbidden love and impossible dreams intertwine when the handsome, working class Holt brothers are drawn to the beautiful and wealthy Abbotts sisters.
Watchmen( visu )
18 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 398 libraries worldwide
In the United States, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society. But, when one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up, but no less determined, masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover the plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion, a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers, Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.
Big fish( visu )
11 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 368 libraries worldwide
William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
Dedication( visu )
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 357 libraries worldwide
Henry is a misanthropic, emotionally complex children's book author who is forced to team up with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and creative collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to take a gamble at life to find love.
Jesus' son( visu )
12 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in English and held by 347 libraries worldwide
A rumpled, hapless young man in his twenties, FH bounces through his days with his dreams and hallucinations blurring and merging into reality. The shaky center of his universe is his beloved on-again, off-again, girlfriend Michelle.
Waking the dead( visu )
7 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and held by 263 libraries worldwide
When one man's 70's idealism confronts his 80's aspirations, he begins an emotional rollercoaster that brings ghosts back to life and the ultimate question: does love conquer all, even death?
 
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Crudup, William, 1968-
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