The war
(DVD)
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton Co. Lib | DVD DRAMA WAR | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Boys -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Children -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Courage -- Drama.
Family -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Feature films.
Maturation (Psychology) -- Drama.
Mississippi -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Nonviolence -- Drama.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Drama.
Veterans -- Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Drama.
Children -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Courage -- Drama.
Family -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Feature films.
Maturation (Psychology) -- Drama.
Mississippi -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Nonviolence -- Drama.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Drama.
Veterans -- Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Drama.
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025192053320
Notes
General Note
Audio tracks in English, Spanish and French.
General Note
Special features: Special features: production notes, cast & filmmakers bios, film highlights, theatrical trailer, Web links.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1994 motion picture by Universal and Island World Pictures.
Creation/Production Credits
Producers, Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner ; director, Jon Avnet ; writer, Kathy McWorter ; photography, Geoffrey Simpson ; music, Thomas Newman.
Participants/Performers
Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham, Lexi Randall.
Description
In 1970, Vietnam vet Stephen (Costner) is released from a VA hospital where he had been under treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Returning to his small Mississippi town and loving wife (Winningham), he tries to make something of himself while sharing his new nonviolent credo with his volatile son Stuart (Wood) and trying to forgive himself for what he considers an act of cowardice - allowing a friend to die in combat. Stuart and his friends share their treehouse with his sister and her two black girl friends. A feud develops with the poor white Lipnicki family who own the local junkyard. When Stephen dies of injuries received when saving a fellow worker in a mine cave-in, Stuart is left to defend the tree house against the Lipnickis, using some of his father's leftover equipment from Vietnam. When the youngest Lipnicki almost loses his life, Stuart assimilates his father's appreciation for nonviolence.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Costner, K., Avnet, J., McWorter, K., Wood, E., Winningham, M., & Randall, L. (1999). The war (Widescreen.). Universal Studios Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kevin. Costner et al.. 1999. The War. Universal Studios Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kevin. Costner et al.. The War Universal Studios Home Video, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Costner, Kevin., et al. The War Widescreen., Universal Studios Home Video, 1999.
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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