Philadelphia
(4K Blu-ray)
Contributors
Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017, film director,
Saxon, Edward, producer.
Nyswaner, Ron, screenwriter.
Hanks, Tom, actor.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor.
Saxon, Edward, producer.
Nyswaner, Ron, screenwriter.
Hanks, Tom, actor.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor.
Published
Culver City, California : TriStar Pictures, [2018].
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | BLU-RAY FEATURE PHILADEL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Employment -- Drama.
AIDS (Disease) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Discrimination in employment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Homophobia -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Legal films.
Medical films (Motion pictures)
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Drama.
Trials (Duress) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
AIDS (Disease) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Discrimination in employment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Homophobia -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Legal films.
Medical films (Motion pictures)
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Drama.
Trials (Duress) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Culver City, California : TriStar Pictures, [2018].
Format
4K Blu-ray
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
043396544093
Notes
General Note
Title from the container.
General Note
Originally produced as motion picture in 1993.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music by Howard Shore.
Participants/Performers
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen.
Description
Stars Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett, a hotshot lawyer well on his way up the corporate ladder. But even as he wins yet another promotion, Andrew is concealing a terrible secret: he is a gay man, suffering from AIDS. When his bosses discover this, he is summarily fired. Andrew summons the strength to fight his own firm, enlisting the aid of homophobic ambulance-chaser, Joe Miller, the only attorney in town who'll take the case.
Target Audience
MPAA: Rated PG-13 (some graphic language and thematic material).
System Details
4K HD Blu-ray, Regions A, B, C; Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 compatible); system requirements: 4K ultra HD Blu-ray player required. 4K television required for full 4K UHD effect; can also be viewed using a 1080 television without full 4K UHD effects.
System Details
Blu-ray, Regions A,B,C; Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 compatible); require a blu-ray player.
Language
In English, French or Spanish; English, French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (English SDH).
Awards
Academy Awards: Best actor (Hanks), Best song (Springsteen).
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Demme, J., Saxon, E., Nyswaner, R., Hanks, T., Washington, D., Robards, J., Steenburgen, M., Fujimoto, T., McKay, C., & Shore, H. (2018). Philadelphia (Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.). TriStar Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Demme et al.. 2018. Philadelphia. TriStar Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Demme et al.. Philadelphia TriStar Pictures, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Demme, Jonathan, et al. Philadelphia Twenty-fifth anniversary edition., TriStar Pictures, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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