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Summary:

Set in rural England and Europe during the First World War, the story begins with the friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets; British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter.

Contributors:

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- , producer, director

Hall, Lee, 1966- , screenwriter

Curtis, Richard, 1956- , screenwriter

Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- , producer

Marshall, Frank , producer

Guest, Revel , producer

Watson, Emily, 1967- , actor

Thewlis, David, 1963- , actor

Mullan, Peter , actor

Arestrup, Niels , actor

Hiddleston, Tom , actor

Irvine, Jeremy, 1990- , actor

Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- , actor

Kebbell, Toby , actor

Kross, David, 1990- , actor

Marsan, Eddie , actor

Bro, Nicolas, 1972- , actor

Bock, Rainer , actor

Kennedy, Patrick, 1977- , actor

Cunningham, Liam , actor

Kamiński, Janusz, 1959- , cinematographer

Carter, Rick, 1950- , artistic director

Kahn, Michael, 1935- , film editor

Johnston, Joanna , costume designer

Williams, John, 1932- , composer

Morpurgo, Michael

DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)

Reliance Entertainment

Amblin Entertainment (Firm)

Kennedy/Marshall Company

Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired and optional audio description in English; closed-captioned in English.

Main Work:

War horse (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: War horse [by Morpurgo, M.]

Subjects:

Horses — Drama

Horse trainers — Drama

Human-animal relationships — Drama

World War, 1914-1918 — Drama

Morpurgo, Michael

World War (1914-1918)

1914-1918

Horses

Horse trainers

Human-animal relationships

Genres:

Motion pictures

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Feature films — United States

Feature films

Fiction films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, NTSC.

Performers:

Cast: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell, David Kross, Eddie Marsan, Nicolas Bro, Rainer Bock, Patrick Kennedy, Liam Cunningham.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; production designer, Rick Carter ; edited by Michael Kahn ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; music by John Williams.

General Notes:

Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo and the stage play 'War Horse' by Nick Stafford.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Special feature: War Horse: the look (behind the scenes).

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of war violence; CHV rating: PG.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

WAR 2011 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 786936812817
Publisher Number, Touchstone Home Entertainment: 106711

OCLC Numbers:

780717272