| Uniform Title |
Concussion (Motion picture : 2015) |
| Title |
Concussion |
| Published |
[Australia] : Roadshow Entertainment, [2016] |
| ©2015 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (117 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Other physical details |
12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical surround |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video Region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture |
| Notes |
Based on the GQ article "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015. |
| Special features: Inside the true story: discover the true story and meet the real people who inspired the film; Commentary with director Peter Landesman. |
| Credits |
Produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman, Elizabeth Cantillon ; Written and directed by Peter Landesman ; Music, James Newton Howard ; editor, William Goldenberg ; director of photography, Salvatore Totino. |
| Performers |
Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Mike O'Malley, Stephen Moyer, L. Scott Caldwell, Hill Harper, Richard T. Jones, Eddie Marsan, Bitsie Tulloch, Matthew Willig, Dan Ziskie. |
| Summary |
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful - and beloved - institutions in the world. |
| Target audience note |
Rating: M |
| System details |
DVD, PAL ; Region 4, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language note |
In English. |
| Subjects |
Omalu, Bennet I. (Bennet Ifeakandu) Drama |
| Laskas, Jeanne Marie, -- 1958- Film adaptations |
| National Football League -- Drama |
| Neuropathologists -- Drama |
| Football players -- Drama |
| Brain -- Concussion -- Drama |
| Football injuries -- Drama |
| Genre |
Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Medical films (Motion pictures) |
| Sports films |
| Biographical films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Landesman, Peter, 1965- film director, screenwriter. |
| Scott, Ridley film producer. |
| Facio, Giannina, 1955- film producer. |
| Smith, Will, 1968- actor. |
| Baldwin, Alec, 1958- actor. |
| Brooks, Albert, 1947- actor. |
| Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 1983- actor. |
| Morse, David, 1953- actor. |
| Howard, Arliss actor. |
| Reiser, Paul actor. |
| Wilson, Luke, 1971- actor. |
| Ziskie, Daniel actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958- Game brain. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Baldwin, Alec, 1958- .
- Brooks, Albert, 1947- .
- Facio, Giannina, 1955- .
- Howard, Arliss .
- Landesman, Peter, 1965- .
- Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958- Game brain .
- Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 1983- .
- Morse, David, 1953- .
- Reiser, Paul .
- Scott, Ridley .
- Smith, Will, 1968- .
- Wilson, Luke, 1971- .
- Ziskie, Daniel .
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