The Giver [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company and WaldenMedia present a Tonik/As Is Productions production in association with Yucaipa Films ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koenisberg ; screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide ; directed by Phillip Noyce.
Noyce, Phillip, film director.; Melnick, Michael, screenwriter.; Weide, Robert B., screenwriter.; Silver, Nikki, film producer.; Bridges, Jeff, 1949- film producer, actor.; Koenigsberg, Neil, 1942- film producer.; Weinstein, Bob, 1954- film producer.; Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- film producer.; Burkle, Ron, 1952- film producer.; Sellers, Dylan, film producer.; Winter, Ralph, 1952- film producer.; Owen, Alison, 1961- film producer.; Braun, Scooter, film producer.; Streep, Meryl, actor.; Thwaites, Brenton, 1989- actor.; Skarsgård, Alexander, actor.; Holmes, Katie, 1978- actor.; Rush, Odeya, 1997- actor.; Monaghan, Cameron, actor.; Swift, Taylor, 1989- actor.; Tremblay, Emma, actor.; Emery, Ross, director of photography.; Verreaux, Edward, production designer.; Brown, Barry Alexander, editor of moving image work.; Cilliers, Diana, costume designer.; Beltrami, Marco, composer (expression); Tedder, Ryan, composer (expression); Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lowry, Lois. Giver.; Bridges, Lloyd, performer.; Weinstein Company, presenter, production company.; Walden Media, presenter, production company.; Tonik Productions, production company.; As Is Productions, production company.; Yucaipa Films, production company.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., film distributor.; OneRepublic (Musical group), performer.
2014
PN1997.2 .G584 2014
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Title
The Giver [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company and WaldenMedia present a Tonik/As Is Productions production in association with Yucaipa Films ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koenisberg ; screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide ; directed by Phillip Noyce.
Uniform Title
Giver (Motion picture)
Edition
[English/Spanish subtitled version].
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2014]
Distributor
Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC
Language
English
Language Note
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Description
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color, and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
013132617459
Call Number
PN1997.2 .G584 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
WC61745 Anchor Bay Films
Summary
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Note
Based on the book by Lois Lowry.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Special features: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Special features: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide.
Credits
Casting by Mary Verneu and Venus Kanani ; costume designer, Diana Cilliers ; music supervisor, Dana Sand ; music by Marco Beltrami ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown ; production designer, Ed Verreaux ; director of photography, Ross Emery ; executive producers, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Ron Burkle, Dylan Sellers, Ralph Winter, Alison Owen, Scooter Braun ; "Ordinary human".
Performer
Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay.
Cast
Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay.
Audience
Rating: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
System Details Note
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation.
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video region 1
Added Author
Noyce, Phillip, film director.
Melnick, Michael, screenwriter.
Weide, Robert B., screenwriter.
Silver, Nikki, film producer.
Bridges, Jeff, 1949- film producer, actor.
Koenigsberg, Neil, 1942- film producer.
Weinstein, Bob, 1954- film producer.
Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- film producer.
Burkle, Ron, 1952- film producer.
Sellers, Dylan, film producer.
Winter, Ralph, 1952- film producer.
Owen, Alison, 1961- film producer.
Braun, Scooter, film producer.
Streep, Meryl, actor.
Thwaites, Brenton, 1989- actor.
Skarsgård, Alexander, actor.
Holmes, Katie, 1978- actor.
Rush, Odeya, 1997- actor.
Monaghan, Cameron, actor.
Swift, Taylor, 1989- actor.
Tremblay, Emma, actor.
Emery, Ross, director of photography.
Verreaux, Edward, production designer.
Brown, Barry Alexander, editor of moving image work.
Cilliers, Diana, costume designer.
Beltrami, Marco, composer (expression)
Tedder, Ryan, composer (expression)
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lowry, Lois. Giver.
Bridges, Lloyd, performer.
Melnick, Michael, screenwriter.
Weide, Robert B., screenwriter.
Silver, Nikki, film producer.
Bridges, Jeff, 1949- film producer, actor.
Koenigsberg, Neil, 1942- film producer.
Weinstein, Bob, 1954- film producer.
Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- film producer.
Burkle, Ron, 1952- film producer.
Sellers, Dylan, film producer.
Winter, Ralph, 1952- film producer.
Owen, Alison, 1961- film producer.
Braun, Scooter, film producer.
Streep, Meryl, actor.
Thwaites, Brenton, 1989- actor.
Skarsgård, Alexander, actor.
Holmes, Katie, 1978- actor.
Rush, Odeya, 1997- actor.
Monaghan, Cameron, actor.
Swift, Taylor, 1989- actor.
Tremblay, Emma, actor.
Emery, Ross, director of photography.
Verreaux, Edward, production designer.
Brown, Barry Alexander, editor of moving image work.
Cilliers, Diana, costume designer.
Beltrami, Marco, composer (expression)
Tedder, Ryan, composer (expression)
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lowry, Lois. Giver.
Bridges, Lloyd, performer.
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