The History Of Violence (DVD, 2006)

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An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father (Viggo Mortensen) commits a seemingly self-defence murder at his diner.

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ProducerDavid Cronenberg
EAN5017239193729
eBay Product ID (ePID)50769313

Product Key Features

ActorViggo Mortensen, William Hurt, Maria Bello, Peter Macneill, Stephen Mchattie, Ed Harris
Film/TV TitleThe History of Violence
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
LanguageEnglish
Run Time96 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2006
FormatDVD
FeaturesActs Of Violence\Scene 44 Deleted Scene\The Unmaking Of Scene 44\Violences History United Sates Version Vs International Version\Too Commercial For Cannes\Feature Commentary With David Cronenberg\Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen
GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerHoward Shore
Additional InformationCanadian director David Cronenberg, whose impressive oeuvre includes such disparate works as THE DEAD ZONE, THE FLY, DEAD RINGERS, M. BUTTERFLY, and SPIDER, has made what might be the best film of his career with A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Loosely based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, the movie stars Viggo Mortensen as Tom Stall, a quiet, easygoing family man who runs a diner in a small Indiana town. But when two dangerous criminals come into the restaurant prepared to wreak havoc, Stall turns hero and shoots them both. After Stall's story is blasted all over the media, Philly mobster Carl Fogaty (an excellent Ed Harris) shows up, claiming that Tom is actually former hit man Eddie Cusack and they've got some important business to finish. While Stall insists that Fogaty is mistaken, his family his wife, Edie (Maria Bello); teenage son, Jack (Ashton Holmes); and young daughter, Sarah (Heidi Hayes) get dragged into the danger that constantly threatens to explode. Cronenberg, whose films often deal with the fantastical, the futuristic, and the supernatural, has done a masterly job creating a wholly believable modern world where evil lurks just around the corner. Howard Shore's tense, moody music complements the outstanding acting in a violent, powerful film that is not to be missed.
ReviewsUncut - Cronenberg plays that pulp-revenge thriller plot with a perfectly pitched straight face throughout..., Entertainment Weekly - It's about the violence that surpasseth all understanding - a cataclysm of awful consequence that unfolds with insidious intimacy and a Cronenbergian delight in the animal squish and shock of torn bodies, New York Times - A masterpiece of indirection and pure visceral thrills, David Cronenberg's latest mindblower, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, is the feel-good, feel-bad movie of the year
ScreenwriterJosh Olson
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0 Surround\Dolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe History Of Violence

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