Dark city
Title:
Dark city
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presented by New Line Cinema ; a Mystery Clock production ; directed by Alex Proyas ; screenplay by Alex Proyas and Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer ; story by Alex Proyas ; produced by Andrew Mason and Alex Proyas.
Uniform Title:
Dark city (Motion picture : 1998)
Publication Information:
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Video, ©1998.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9780780622555
Series:
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.
Special features include: optional audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert ; optional audio commentary by Proyas, Dobbs, Goyer, Wolski and Tatopoulos; cast and crew bios (Sewell, Connelly, Richardson, Sutherland, O'Brien, Hurt, Mason, Dobbs, Jones, Wolski, Proyas, Goyer); set design gallery (15 images); "The 'Metropolis' comparison" essays (16 p. total); "Neil Gaiman on 'Dark city'" essay (2 p.); original theatrical trailer (2 min.); "To Shell Beach--" interactive game.
Abstract:
"When John Murdoch awakens in a strange hotel room, he finds that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The problem is he can't remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by The Strangers, mysterious beings who possess the ability to stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the twisted riddle of his identity. But in a city where reality is the ultimate illusion, discovering the truth could be fatal"--Container.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for violent images and some sexuality.
MPAA rating: R.
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Contents:
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1) on side A -- Full screen format on side B.
Credits:
Director of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; edited by Dov Hoenig ; music by Trevor Jones ; production designers, George Liddle, Patrick Tatopoulos.
Performer:
Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, William Hurt, Colin Friels, Mitchell Butel, Frank Gallacher, Bruce Spence, Melissa George, John Bluthal.
Technical Details:
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; widescreen format (2.35:1) or standard format (1.33:1); widescreen version is "Enhanced for widescreen TVs."
Language:
Closed-captioned.
In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.