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"Terrifically Entertaining!" -Roger Ebert, Ebert & Roeper
Certificate: R
Running Time: 133 mins
Retail Price: $26.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Explosive star power meets spectacular action when Academy-Award® winner Robert Redford (Spy Game) goes up against a ruthless prison warden (Emmy winner James Gandolfini) in this powerhouse action thriller. His service to his country made him a hero. One mistake made him a prisoner. For General Eugene Irwin (Redford), it's just a matter of serving out his sentence - until he makes the shocking discovery that his fellow inmates are being murdered. Now, Irwin is taking command one last time - and unifying the inmates in a desperate battle to overcome a brutally corrupt system and show the world the truth.

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary
HBO Special: Inside The Castle Walls
Feature Director Commentary
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Cast and Filmmaker Bios

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
DTS 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
French
Spanish
CC: English

Directed By:
Rod Lurie

Written By:


Starring:
Delroy Lindo
Steve Burton
Mark Ruffalo
James Gandolfini
Robert Redford

Casting By:
Mary Jo Slater
Deborah Aquila

Soundtrack By:
Mark McKenzie
Jerry Goldsmith

Director of Photography:
Shelly Johnson

Editor:
Kevin Stitt
Michael Jablow

Costume Designer:
Ha Nguyen

Production Designer:
Kirk M. Petruccelli

Producer:
Robert Lawrence

Executive Producer:
Don Zepfel

Distributor:
DreamWorks Pictures

Comments on this Item
ChangesPosted by Zvi Josef on 13-3-2002 09:31
7 / 10

An R rated prison drama/thriller, that should've got a PG rating instead. Life in prison never looked to serene. Come on, where's the violence, the bad language and all the rest? The lack of these elements make this movie a bit laughable. But only a bit.
The video transfer is good. There are no compression signs and the colors are nicely desaturated and fit the prison's atmosphere.
The DTS and DD 5.1 soundtracks are good. The surrounds are nicely used and the sound envelope is good.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary, a behind the scenes look, 9 deleted scenes and some production notes.
Bottom line - an ok movie, but only if you don't take it too seriously. For a better look at prison life, you might want to check "Oz" out.

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