| Uniform Title |
Perfect storm (Motion picture : 2000) |
| Title |
The perfect storm. |
| Published |
Pyrmont, NSW : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2000. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (125 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Warner Home Video: 18584. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. |
| Based on a novel of the same title by Sebastian Junger. |
| Special features: Special features: Widescreen version presented in a "letterbox" widescreen format, enhanced for widescreen TVs -- 3 behind-the-scenes documentaries -- 3 feature-length filmmaker/author/craftsperson commentaries -- Yours forever photo montage -- Conceptual art gallery with director commentary -- Storyboard gallery -- Interactive menus -- Cast/Director/Screenwriter filmographies -- Theatrical trailer -- Scene access |
| Credits |
Directed by Wolfgang Peterson ; produced by Paula Weinstein, Wolfgang Petersen and Gail Katz ; screenplay by Bill Wittliff. |
| Performers |
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Allen Payne, Bob Gunton with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly. |
| Summary |
"Atlantic swells form 100 foot walls. Wind shrieks at a maxed-out Force 12. In October 1991 three raging weather fronts - one of them Hummicane Grace - combine to form the greatest storm in recorded history. George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg lead a talented cast in this harrowing special-effects adventure that intercuts the plight of seafarers struggling to reach safe harbour with the heroics of air/sea rescue crews."--Container. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M15+. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; region 4 ; PAL ; widescreen 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
Languages: English/German ; subtitles: English/German/Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/Finnish/Icelandic/German for the hearing impaired/English for the hearing impaired. |
| Subjects |
Junger, Sebastian -- Film adaptations |
| Andrea Gail (Boat) -- Drama |
| Survival -- Drama |
| Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Drama |
| Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama |
| Natural disasters -- New England -- History -- Drama |
| Northeast storms -- New England -- Drama |
| Swordfish fisheries -- New England -- Drama |
| Severe storms -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama |
| Halloween Nor'easter, 1991 -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Action and adventure films |
| Historical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Petersen, Wolfgang director. |
| Clooney, George actor. |
| Wahlberg, Mark actor. |
| Fichtner, William actor. |
| Reilly, John C., 1965- actor. |
| Allen, Karen, 1951- actor. |
| Gunton, Bob actor. |
| Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth actor. |
| Lane, Diane actor. |
| Payne, Allen actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work). Junger, Sebastian. Perfect storm. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Allen, Karen, 1951- .
- Clooney, George .
- Fichtner, William .
- Gunton, Bob .
- Junger, Sebastian. Perfect storm .
- Lane, Diane .
- Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth .
- Payne, Allen .
- Petersen, Wolfgang .
- Reilly, John C., 1965- .
- Wahlberg, Mark .
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