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War horse / Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment, Kennedy/Marshall Company production ; a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy ; screenplay by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

Summary:

Set in rural England and Europe during the First World War, the story begins with the friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets; British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (146 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Touchstone Home Entertainment : 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo and the stage play War Horse by Nick Stafford.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Special feature: War Horse: the look.
Restrictions on Access Note:
LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.
Participant or Performer Note:
Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of war violence ; CHV rating: PG.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE - VIOLENCE - DISTURBING CONTENT Manitoba Film Classification Board
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, NTSC.
Language Note:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired and optional audio description in English; closed-captioned in English.
Subject: Horses > Drama.
Horse trainers > Drama.
Human-animal relationships > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Drama.
Morpurgo, Michael > Film adaptations.
Caballos > Teatro.
Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918 > Teatro.
Award Winners.
Genre: Feature films > United States.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Pouce Coupe Public Library.

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