| Description |
2 videodiscs (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical Dolby digital 5.1 rda |
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rda |
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laser optical rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1); Region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Special features: Critics' commentary hosted by Scott Weinberg ; The birth of Snowpiercer ; The characters ; Animated prologue ; Concept art galleries ; Chris Evans & Tilda Swinton on Snowpiercer ; The train brought to life: Behind the scenes of a special screening ; Transperceniege: from the blank page to the black screen. |
| Language |
English or Korean dialogue; Spanish or English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris. |
| Audience |
Rating: R; for violence, language and drug content. |
| Summary |
The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. Its inhabitants are divided by class; the lower-class passengers in one of the last cars stage an uprising, moving car by car up to the front of the train, where the oppressive rich and powerful ride. |
| Subject |
Railroad trains -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Social classes -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Disasters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Science fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Pong, Chun-ho, 1969- film director.
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Evans, Chris, 1981- actor.
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Swinton, Tilda, actor.
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Bell, Jamie, 1986- actor.
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Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
013132622620 |
| Music No. |
WC62262 Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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