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The proposition [videorecording] / UK Film Council presents a Surefire Films production of an Autonomous and Jackie O Productions co-production in association with Pictures in Paradise with the participation of the Pacific Film and Television Commission and the Film Consortium ; producers, Chris Brown and Jackie O Sullivan ; producers, Chiara Menage and Cat Villiers ; screenplay, Nick Cave ; director, John Hillcoat.

Summary:

In the desolate Australian outback of the 1880s, newly-arrived Captain Stanley captures the wanted outlaw Charlie Burns. Seeking to civilize the violent outback frontier, Captain Stanley presents his prisoner with a stark choice: Burns can either watch his beloved younger brother Mikey die on the gallows, or find and betray his older and far more dangerous brother Arthur to the authorities.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1592416640
  • ISBN: 9781592416646
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:first).
  • Publisher: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : First Look Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
"Special features not rated or closed-captioned."--Container.
Special features include: optional commentary by director John Hillcoat and writer Nick Cave; deleted scenes (13 min.); behind-the-scenes featurettes including interviews with cast and crew (28 min.); photo gallery.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Benoit Delhomme ; editor, Jon Gregory ; music, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis.
Participant or Performer Note:
Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, John Hurt, David Wenham, Emily Watson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for strong grisly violence, and for language.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo; DTS.
Language Note:
In English with optional Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Subject: Brothers > Drama
Criminal behavior > Drama.
Outlaws > Drama.
Australia > History > Drama.
Genre: Feature films > Australia.
Feature films > Great Britain.

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Hood River County Library District.

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