| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Title from container. |
| Cast |
Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Joseph Foster II. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Dylan Tichenor ; music, Howard Shore. |
| Note |
Based on the play by John Patrick Shanley. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material. |
| Summary |
1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without any proof, besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn. This threatens to tear apart the community with its irrevocable consequence. |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Complaints against -- Drama.
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School principals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Nuns -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Malicious accusation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Child abuse -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Iglesia Católica -- Clero -- Teatro.
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Escuelas -- Superintendentes y directores -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro.
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| Genre |
Detective and mystery films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Mystery -- Feature.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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Mystery films.
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Suspense films.
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| Added Author |
Rudin, Scott, 1958-
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Shanley, John Patrick.
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Streep, Meryl.
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Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-
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Adams, Amy.
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Davis, Viola, 1965-
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Foster, Joseph, II.
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Miramax Films.
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Scott Rudin Productions.
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0788885995 : $29.99 |
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9780788885990 |
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031398137368 : $9.98 |
| Standard No. |
031398137368 |
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786936756173 |
| Music # |
056533 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
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