Road to Perdition [videorecording] / Dreamworks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox present a Zanuck Company production ; producers, Richard D. Zanuck, Dean Zanuck, Sam Mendes ; screenplay writer, David Self ; director, Sam Mendes.
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
Record details
- ISBN: 0783269854
- ISBN: 9780783269856
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Full screen version.
- Publisher: [United States] : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2002.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Based on the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins. Special features: deleted scenes; HBO's "making of" documentary; audio commentary with Sam Mendes; production notes; photo gallery. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Dennis Gassner. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for violence and language. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also issued on VHS. |
System Details Note: | DVD, DTS, 5.1 surround sound, Dolby, Region 1 encoding. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Academy Awards, USA, 2003: won, Best Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall); 5 nominations, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Paul Newman); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration; Best Music, Original Score (Thomas Newman); Best Sound; Best Sound Editing. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 2003: Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film; Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Tyler Hoechlin). Venice Film Festival, 2002: nominated, Golden Lion. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Fathers and sons > Drama. Assassins > Drama. Children of murder victims > Drama. Gangsters > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. Depressions > 1929 > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. |
Genre: | Feature films. Gangster films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings with French language options. Video recordings with Spanish language options. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Baker Huntington Branch | DRAMA ROA DVD (Text) | 37814002179126 | VIDEO | Available | - | ||
Joseph Public Library | VID ROA (Text) | 30002000226522 | Videos | Available | - | ||
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview | DVD ROAD (Text) | 37620000885311 | DVD | Available | - | ||
The Dalles Wasco County Library | DVD ROA (Text) | 33892006783170 | DVDs | Available | - |