Uniform Title |
Beach (Motion picture : 2000) |
Title |
The beach. |
Edition |
Collector's edition. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2001. |
©1989 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (114 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment : 19927SDO. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. |
Based on the book of the same name by Alex Garland. |
Special features: director's commentary, deleted scenes and outtakes, alternate opening/ending, music video, gallery stills, cast and crew biographies. |
Credits |
Directed by Danny Boyle. |
Performers |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen. |
Summary |
A young backpacker in Thailand searching for something different learns of the existence of an idyllic island which is not even on the map. Once he reaches the island, he discovers a secret commune of international drifters living off fish and pot. The man's arrival coincides with growing tension between factions, leading to the commune's violent demise. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification: MA15+. |
System details |
DVD-video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen version 16: 9, 2.35:1. |
Language note |
In English. Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, English for the hearing impaired. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
Garland, Alex, -- 1970-Film adaptations |
Islands -- Thailand -- Drama |
Beaches -- Southeast Asia -- Drama |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Genre |
Action and adventure films |
Romance films |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Boyle, Danny director. |
DiCaprio, Leonardo actor. |
Ledoyen, Virginie, 1976- actor. |
Garland, Alex, 1970-. Beach Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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