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When Viktor Navorski arrives at JFK airport in New York, little does he realise that his life is about to get very complicated. Having left a country that has just declared war he now finds that he is unable to enter the United States or depart from it. Stuck in the airport he adapts to his new surroundings and finds friends and romance.Product Identifiers
ProducerLaurie Macdonald, Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
EAN5051188152833
eBay Product ID (ePID)59531358
Product Key Features
ActorCatherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Hanks
Film/TV TitleThe Terminal
DirectorSteven Spielberg
LanguageEnglish
Run Time123 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2007
FeaturesWidescreen, Interactive Menu
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
ReviewsNews Of The World - Superb, Tom Hanks at his Oscar-winning best, Heat - Funny and exciting
Additional InformationViktor Navorksi (Tom Hanks) falls into a bureaucratic crack in the system when his plane lands at New York's JFK airport from the fictitious country of Krakozhia. Unbeknownst to Navorski, his country fell prey to a military coup while he was in flight, causing it to be wiped from the map. This effectively renders his passport null and void, meaning he cannot legally enter America, nor return to his now nonexistent home. Barely able to speak English, the hapless Navorski is offered a sanctuary of sorts by kindly staff who allow him to freely inhabit the airport. With little money to his name, Navorski has to quickly shed his feelings of displacement, confusion, and alienation to survive. Fortunately he has a resourceful nature, and makes a meagre amount of money for food by returning baggage carts. As time passes he becomes more comfortable with his surroundings, even finding time to pursue a passing stewardess, Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who has captured his heart. But airport denizens such as customs chief Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci), who is a constant thorn in Navorski's side, remind him of his outsider status throughout the ordeal. Director Steven Spielberg uses the airport setting of THE TERMINAL to represent a microcosmic view of the immigrant experience in American society. Drawing on a fine performance from Hanks, and a supporting cast who provide plenty of laughs, Spielberg handles some delicate subject matter with an acute sensitivity, providing a heartfelt tale in the process.
ScreenwriterSacha Gervasi
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe Terminal
Consumer AdviceContains moderate language and sex references