Empire Falls :  Every Small Town Has a Big Story / 
HBO Films presents a Marc Platt/ Aspetuck Productions, Ltd./Stone Village Pictures production ; producer, William Teitler ; teleplay, Richard Russo ; directed by Fred Schepisi. 
 - 2 videodiscs (approximately 195 min.) :  sound, color ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - 195 mins. 
<br/><br/> Title from disc.  Based on the novel by Richard Russo.  Originally broadcast on television.  Bonus features: audio commentary with director Fred Schepsi and writer/author Richard Russo; 'Making of Empire Falls'. 
<br/><br/>Editor, Kate Williams ; music, Paul Grabowsky ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.  Editor, Kate Williams ; music, Paul Grabowsky ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel. 
<br/><br/>Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Robin Wright Penn, Aidan Quinn, Joanne Woodward, Dennis Farina, William Fichtner, Estelle Parsons. 
<br/><br/> A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: TV-14. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD. 
<br/><br/><br/>With separate English and Spanish tracks and English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/> Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), official selection. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0783134908 9781622247264 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>026359275326 883929277643 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>92753  Home Box Office 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Blue collar workers--Drama.<br/>Working class families--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Television mini-series.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.45/72