Insomnia [videorecording] / Alcon Entertainment presents a Witt/Thomas, Section Eight production ; produced by Paul Junger Witt, Edward L. McDonnell, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove ; screenplay by Hillary Seitz ; directed by Christopher Nolan.
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FilmLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2002]Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscISBN: 0790771977; 1419897438; 9781419897436; 9780790771977Other title: French title: InsomnieUniform titles: Insomnia (Motion picture : 2002) | Remake of (work): Insomnia (Motion picture : 1997) Subject(s): Homicide investigation -- Alaska -- Drama | Insomnia -- Drama | Homicide investigation | Insomnia | Alaska -- Drama | AlaskaGenre/Form: Thrillers (Motion pictures) | Detective and mystery films. | Crime films. | Film remakes. | Feature films. | Fiction films. | Feature films -- United States. | Feature films -- Canada. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. | Drama. DDC classification: 791.43/72 LOC classification: PN1997.2 | .I576 2002PN1995.9.D4 | I576 2002Production credits: Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Dody Dorn ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; production designer, Nathan Crowley.Cast: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley.Summary: Crime never sleeps and neither does the veteran LAPD homicide detective invited to Nightmute, Alaska to head a murder investigation there. He finds the investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on his body clock. As his consciousness becomes more unstable, he is nagged by a sense of personal guilt over a second crime that might just be real.
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| DVD Video | A J M Library 868-5076 | DVD INSO (Browse shelf) | Available | 37854 |
Based on the film "Insomnia" directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg; written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Erik Skjoldbjærg.
Originally released as a motion picture.
Special features: additional scenes with optional director's commentary; commentary by director Christopher Nolan in order of shooting sequence; commentary with Hilary Swank, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Dody Dorn, cinematographer Wally Pfister and screenwriter Hillary Seitz; "Day for night": making-of documentary (8 min.); "180°": a conversation with Nolan and star Al Pacino (17 min.); "In the fog": cinematography and production design (6 min. each); "Eyes wide open": the insomniac's world (8 min.); stills gallery; theatrical trailer; enhanced features for PC DVD-ROM drives.
Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Dody Dorn ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; production designer, Nathan Crowley.
Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley.
Crime never sleeps and neither does the veteran LAPD homicide detective invited to Nightmute, Alaska to head a murder investigation there. He finds the investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on his body clock. As his consciousness becomes more unstable, he is nagged by a sense of personal guilt over a second crime that might just be real.
MPAA rating: R; language, some violence and brief nudity.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual-layer format; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
Soundtrack in English or dubbed in French, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Closed-captioned.
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