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A far off place Cover Image DVD DVD

A far off place [videorecording] / Walt Disney Pictures and Amblin Entertainment present ; in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners 1 ; a film by Mikael Salomon ; produced by Eva Monley and Elaine Sperber ; screenplay by Robert Caswell and Jonathan Hensleigh and Sally Robinson ; directed by Mikael Salomon.

Salomon, Mikael, 1945- (Added Author). Monley, Eva. (Added Author). Sperber, Elaine. (Added Author). Caswell, Robert. (Added Author). Hensleigh, Jonathan. (Added Author). Robinson, Sally. (Added Author). Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- (Added Author). Embry, Ethan, 1978- (Added Author). Thompson, Jack, 1940- (Added Author). Bok, Sarel. (Added Author). Schell, Maximilian. (Added Author). Van der Post, Laurens. Story like the wind. (Added Author). Van der Post, Laurens. Far off place. (Added Author). Walt Disney Pictures. (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Touchwood Pacific Partners I. (Added Author). Walt Disney Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson, Sarel Bok, Maximilian Schell. (Cast).

Summary:

A boy, a girl, a bushman, and a dog wander across the desert in order to escape elephant poachers who want them dead.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0788851578
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Walt Disney Home Entertainment, [2004]
  • Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the books "A story like the wind" and "A far off place" by Laurens van der Post.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Restricted to home use or face to face teaching.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Juan Ruiz-Anchia ; editor, Ray Lovejoy ; music, James Horner.
Participant or Performer Note:
Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson, Sarel Bok, Maximilian Schell.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, Region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround sound.
Language Note:
English dialogue with optional French dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Poachers > Drama.
South Africa > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Children's films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Baker County Library FAMILY FAR DVD (Text) 37814003441426 VIDEO Available -


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