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Million Dollar Baby Cover Image DVD DVD

Million Dollar Baby / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Lakeshore Entertainment ; directed and produced by Clint Eastwood.

Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Producer, Director, Actor, Composer). Haggis, Paul. (Producer, Screenwriter). Ruddy, Albert S., 1934- (Producer). Rosenberg, Tom. (Producer). Swank, Hilary. (Actor). Freeman, Morgan. (Actor). Mackie, Anthony, 1978- (Actor). Baruchel, Jay, 1982- (Actor). Colter, Mike, 1976- (Actor). Eastwood, Kyle. (Composer). Rijker, Lucia, 1967- (Added Author). O'Byrne, Brian F. (Added Author). Martindale, Margo, 1951- (Added Author). Lindhome, Riki, 1979- (Added Author). Peña, Michael, 1976- (Added Author). Stern, Tom, 1946- (Added Author). Cox, Joel. (Added Author). Niehaus, Lennie. (Added Author). Forman, Bruce. (Added Author). Lipton, James. (Added Author). Toole, F. X., 1930- Rope burns. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Malpaso (Company) (Added Author). Ruddy Morgan Productions. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian O'Byrne, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Peña. (Cast).

Summary:

A male boxing trainer attempts to help a young female boxer achieve her dream of becoming a professional.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419802492
  • ISBN: 1419802496
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
screenplay by Paul Haggis ; produced by Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg, Paul Haggis ; a Malpaso/Ruddy Morgan production.
Based on short stories from the book: Rope burns / by F.X. Toole.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Widescreen format (2.35:1).
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.
Special feature (disc 1, 2 min.): theatrical trailer.
Special features (disc 2, 57 min., in English with optional French subtitles): "Born to fight" featurette, examining the parallels between the movie & the experiences of real-life boxer Lucia Rijker (19 min.); "The producers : round 15" making-of featurette with Ruddy, Rosenberg & Haggis (13 min.); "James Lipton takes on three", roundtable discussion with Eastwood, Swank & Freeman (25 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:
disc 1. Movie -- disc 2. Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox ; music by Clint Eastwood ; music orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus ; special musical arrangements by Gennady Loktionov ; guitarist, Bruce Forman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian O'Byrne, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Peña.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, dual-layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Award, 2005: Best achievement in directing, Best motion picture of the year, Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank)

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