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Summary:

A keen observer of America's social fabric, writer-director John Sayles uncovers the haunted past buried beneath a small Texas border town in this sprawling neo-western mystery. When a skeleton is discovered in the desert, lawman Sam Deeds, son of a legendary local sheriff, begins an investigation that will have profound implications both for him personally and for all of Rio County, a place still reckoning with its history of racial violence. Sayles's masterful film is novelistic in its intricacy.

Contributors:

Sayles, John, 1950- , film director, screenwriter

Miller, R. Paul (Film producer) , film producer

Renzi, Maggie , film producer

Borrego, Jesse, 1962- , actor

Canada, Ron , actor

Casseus, Gabriel , actor

Coca, Richard , actor

Colon, Miriam , actor

Cooper, Chris, 1951- , actor

De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931- , actor

James, Clifton, 1920-2017 , actor

Kristofferson, Kris , actor

McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- , actor

McDormand, Frances , actor

Mendillo, Stephen, 1942- , actor

Morton, Joe, 1947- , actor

Peña, Elizabeth, 1959-2014 , actor

Plana, Tony, 1952- , actor

Richardson, LaTanya, 1949- , actor

Tootoosis, Gordon , actor

Winde, Beatrice , actor

Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm) , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Rio Dulce, Inc. , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English and Spanish; subtitles in English.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1202

Subjects:

Murder — Texas — Drama

Murder — Investigation — Drama

Political corruption — Drama

Murder

Murder — Investigation

Political corruption

Texas

Genres:

Motion pictures

Detective and mystery films

Western films

Crime films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 surround.

Performers:

Cast: Jesse Borrego, Ron Canada, Gabriel Casseus, Richard Coca, Miriam Colon, Chris Cooper, Carmen de Lavallade, Clifton James, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, Frances McDormand, Stephen Mendillo, Joe Morton, Elizabeth Peña, Tony Plana, LaTanya Richardson, Gordon Tootoosis, Beatrice Winde.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; edited by John Sayles ; original music by Mason Daring.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Special features: New conversation between director John Sayles and filmmaker Gregory Nava; New interview with director of photography Stuart Dryburgh; Trailer; An essay by scholar Domino Renee Perez (included booklet).

Audience:

MPAA rating: R.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (color illustrations ; 17 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; DTS-HD master audio 2.0; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.39:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

LON 1996 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886070996

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515291415
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3516BD (disc and container)

OCLC Numbers:

1410016597