Philadelphia
(DVD)
Contributors
Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017, producer,
Nyswaner, Ron, screenwriter.
Hanks, Tom, actor.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor.
Robards, Jason, actor.
Nyswaner, Ron, screenwriter.
Hanks, Tom, actor.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor.
Robards, Jason, actor.
Status
Popular Media - 3rd Floor
PN1997 .P55 2004
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PN1997 .P55 2004
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Employment -- Drama.
AIDS (Disease) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Discrimination in employment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
DVDs
Feature films.
Homophobia -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Homosexuality.
Legal films.
Prejudices.
Trials (Duress) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
AIDS (Disease) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Discrimination in employment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
DVDs
Feature films.
Homophobia -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Homosexuality.
Legal films.
Prejudices.
Trials (Duress) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Discriminación en el trabajo -- Pennsylvania -- Filadelfia -- Teatro.
Employment -- legislation & jurisprudence
Films judiciaires.
Homosexuality
homosexuality.
Homosexualité.
Legal -- Feature.
Legal drama (Films)
Prejudice
Préjugés.
SIDA (Enfermedad) -- Pennsylvania -- Filadelfia -- Teatro.
Videos (DVD)
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Employment -- legislation & jurisprudence
Films judiciaires.
Homosexuality
homosexuality.
Homosexualité.
Legal -- Feature.
Legal drama (Films)
Prejudice
Préjugés.
SIDA (Enfermedad) -- Pennsylvania -- Filadelfia -- Teatro.
Videos (DVD)
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
More Details
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
043396078536, 043396526198
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
General Note
Special features: disc 1: filmmakers audio commentary; disc 2: "People like us: making 'Philadelphia'"; "One foot on a banana peel, the other foot in the grave" documentary; deleted scenes; "Streets of Philadelphia" music video by Bruce Springsteen; Courthouse protest footage and interviews; Joe Miller's Macready & Shilts legal services TV spots; original theatrical release featurette; previews; filmographies.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music composed and conducted by Howard Shore ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Kristi Zea.
Participants/Performers
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Ron Vawter, Robert Ridgely, Charles Napier, Lisa Summerour, Joanne Woodward.
Description
Two competing lawyer join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some graphic language and thematic material ; Canadian Home Video rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, region 1, Dolby Digital 5.0, Dolby surround, remastered in high definition.
Language
English, dubbed French, dubbed Japanese or dubbed Spanish dialogue; Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Spanish or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1994: Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hanks); Best Music, Original Song (Bruce Springsteen) For the song "Streets of Philadelphia"
Local note
SACFinal081324
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Demme, J., Nyswaner, R., Hanks, T., Washington, D., Robards, J., Steenburgen, M., Banderas, A., Vawter, R., Ridgely, R., Napier, C., Summerour, L., Saxon, E., Fujimoto, T., Shore, H., McKay, C., Atwood, C., & Zea, K. (2004). Philadelphia (Anniversary ed.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Demme et al.. 2004. Philadelphia. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Demme et al.. Philadelphia Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Demme, J., Nyswaner, R., Hanks, T., Washington, D., Robards, J., Steenburgen, M. and Banderas, A. et al (2004). Philadelphia. Anniversary ed. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Demme, Jonathan, et al. Philadelphia Anniversary ed., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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