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The Truman show  Cover Image DVD DVD

The Truman show / Paramount Pictures presents a Scott Rudin production ; produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edwards S. Feldman, Adam Schroeder ; written by Andrew Niccol ; directed by Peter Weir.

Summary:

An insurance salesman, Truman Burbank, begins to doubt reality when he realizes that his life is a TV program. Nominated for six Golden Globes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781415713136
  • ISBN: 1415713138
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special ed.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1998.
Special features: How's it going to end?, the making of the Truman show parts 1-2; Faux finishing, the visual effects of the Truman show; photo gallery, 2 theatrical trailers; 2 TV spots.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, William Anderson ; music, Burkhard Dallwitz.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 1999: 3 nominations, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Harris); Best Director (Peter Weir); Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Andrew Niccol). Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 1999: won 2, Best Fantasy Film; Best Writer (Andrew Niccol). Golden Globes, USA, 1999: won 3, Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Burkhard von Dallwitz, Philip Glass); Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Jim Carrey); Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Ed Harris). National Board of Review, USA, 1998: Best Supporting Actor (Ed Harris).
Subject: Reality television programs > Drama.
Television programs > Drama.
Voyeurism > Drama.
Genre: Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings with French language options.
Video recordings with Spanish language options.

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