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Summary:

Death appears to claim a man who bargains for more time, during which Death falls in love with his daughter.
Death takes a holiday: The Grim Reaper takes time off to find out what makes the human world tick. He eventually falls in love.

Table of Contents:

• Disc 1: Meet Joe Black (180 min.)
• Special features: production notes ; cast & filmmakers' biographies ; film highlights. Disc 2: Death takes a holiday (80 min.)
• Special features for Meet Joe Black: photograph montage ; spotlight on location ; theatrical trailers.

Contributors:

Pitt, Brad, 1963- , actor

Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- , actor

Forlani, Claire , actor

Weber, Jake, 1964- , actor

Harden, Marcia Gay , actor

Tambor, Jeffrey , actor

Brest, Martin , director

Osborn, Ron , screenwriter

Reno, Jeff , screenwriter

Wade, Kevin , screenwriter

Goldman, Bo , screenwriter

March, Fredric, 1897-1975

Venable, Evelyn, 1913-1993

Standing, Guy, Sir, 1873-1937

Taylor, Kent, 1907-1987

Alexander, Katharine, 1898-1981

Westley, Helen, 1875 or 1879-1942

Travers, Harry

Huntley, G. P.

Van Sloan, Ed. (Edward), 1882-1964

Leisen, Mitchell, 1898-1972

Universal Pictures (Firm)

City Lights Films

Languages:

English
French

Language Notes:

In English with optional French soundtrack. Closed captioned in English; Spanish subtitles.

Main Work:

Meet Joe Black (Motion picture)

Included Works:

Death takes a holiday

Related Works:

Death takes a holiday (Motion picture)

Genres:

Motion pictures

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Feature films

Film remakes

System Details:

Disc 1: DVD, Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround sound; color; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); dual layer. Disc 2: 2.0 mono sound; B & W; single layer.

Performers:

Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor.
Death takes a holiday: Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Sir Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander, Helen Westley, Harry Travers, G.P. Huntley, Jr., Edward Van Sloan.

Production Credits:

Music by Thomas Newman ; editors, Joe Hutshing, Michael Tronick ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; photography, Emmanuel Lubezki.

General Notes:

Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture.
With: Death takes a holiday / Paramount Pictures ; originally released as a motion picture in 1934. Director, Mitchell Leisen ; not rated.

Audience:

Rated PG-13.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color & B & W ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet laid in container.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

MEE DVD

ISBNs:

0783258372
9780783258379

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 025192127625
Publisher Number, Universal: 21276

OCLC Numbers:

1053073967
47925413 [Invalid]