| Uniform Title |
Man on fire (Motion picture : 2004) |
| Title |
Man on fire. |
| Published |
Moore Park, NSW : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2005. |
| ©2004 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (140 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment: 26501SD0. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. |
| Based on the novel of the same name by A.J. Quinnell. |
| Special features: Feature audio commentary by director Tony Scott ; Alternate ending ; 14 deleted scenes, with optional director's commentary. |
| "Story telling that pulls no punches" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Tony Scott. |
| Performers |
Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken. |
| Summary |
Two-time Academy Award Winner Denzel Washington ignites a masterpiece of mayhem in this powerful action thriller. Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Washington) has given up on life - until his friend Rayburn (Christopher Walken) gets him a job as bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos (Dakota Fanning). Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, Creasy's fiery rage is released and he will stop at nothing to save her. Each performance is gripping and a powerful masterpiece from director Tony Scott, engaging you from beginning to end. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9 ; Letterbox 2.40:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles: English for the hearing imapired. |
| Subjects |
Quinnell, A. J. -- Film adaptations |
| United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama |
| Civil defense -- United States -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Revenge -- Drama |
| Bodyguards -- Drama |
| Kidnapping victims -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| United States -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Scott, Tony, 1944-2012 director. |
| Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor. |
| Fanning, Dakota, 1994- actor. |
| Walken, Christopher, 1943- actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Quinnell, A. J.. Man on fire. |
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