Ladder 49 [videorecording] Ladder forty-nine Touchstone Pictures and Beacon Pictures present a Casey Silver production ; produced by Casey Silver ; written by Lewis Colick ; directed by Jay Russell. - Full screen version. - [United States] : Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2005]. - 1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Title from container. English track: Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. English track: Dolby digital 5.1. French track: Dolby digital 5.1. Commentary: Dolby digital 2.0. DVD extras: enhanced home theater mix; 'Everyday heroes : real stories from real firefighters'; deleted scenes; 'The making of Ladder 49'; Robbie Robertson "Shine your light" music video; audio commentary with director, Jay Russell and editor, Bud Smith.

Director of photography, James L. Carter ; editors, Bud Smith, Scott Smith ; music, William Ross ; costume designer, Rene ̌Ehrlich Kalfus ; production designer, Tony Burrough ; visual effects supervisor, Peter Donen. Director of photography, James L. Carter ; editors, Bud Smith, Scott Smith ; music, William Ross ; costume designer, Rene ̌Ehrlich Kalfus ; production designer, Tony Burrough ; visual effects supervisor, Peter Donen.

Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Morris Chestnut, Robert Patrick, Balthazar Getty, Jay Hernandez, Jacinda Barrett.

Probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran of the Baltimore Fire Department under the watchful eye of his mentor Chief Mike Kennedy. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. As Jack reflects on his life - seeing his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, the impact his job has had on his wife and kids - Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save Jack's life.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense fire and rescue situations, and for language.


DVD; THX-certified, including THX optimizer.


With separate English and French tracks and French and Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.

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Baltimore (Md.). Fire Dept. --Drama.


Fire fighters--Maryland--Baltimore--Drama.
Fire extinction--Drama.
Lifesaving at fires--Drama.


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