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The giver [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2014]Description: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2 .G58 2014
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Ross Emery ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Marco Beltrami.
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes.Summary: The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
VID VID Chamberlin Free Public Library Video DVD GIV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000514707

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Based on the book by Louis Lowry.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

Director of photography, Ross Emery ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Marco Beltrami.

Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes.

The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.

Rated: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.

Blu-ray, region A, 1080p, widescreen (2.39:1); 5.1 DTSHD-MA.

English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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