| Uniform Title |
Gran Torino (Motion picture : 2008) |
| Title |
Gran Torino. |
| Published |
Austrlia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2009. |
| ©2008 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (112 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-108782-9. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Includes special features. |
| Credits |
Produced and directed by Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Nick Schenk ; produced by Robert Lorenz, Bill Gerber. |
| Performers |
Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her. |
| Summary |
Walt Kowalski is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio: 16:9. |
| Language note |
In English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Torino automobile -- Drama |
| Racism -- Drama |
| Veterans -- Drama |
| Hmong American teenage boys -- Drama |
| Gangs -- Drama |
| Hmong American families -- Drama |
| Widowers -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Eastwood, Clint, 1930- producer, director, actor. |
| Vang, Bee, 1991- actor. |
| Her, Ahney actor. |
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