The rock
(DVD)

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Contributors
Simpson, Don, 1945-1996, producer.
Bruckheimer, Jerry, producer.
Bay, Michael, 1964- director.
Weisberg, David, screenwriter.
Cook, Douglas S., screenwriter.
Published
[Burbank, Calif.] : Criterion Collection, [2001].
Format
DVD
ISBN
0788827960, 9780788827969
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Available from another library
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Three Lakes - Adult DVDDVD FF ROC 2 DISC SETAvailable
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Terrorists -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Drama.
United States. -- Navy. -- SEALs -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Terrorists.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.
United States. -- Navy. -- SEALs.
Other Subjects
Feature films -- United States.
Suspense films.

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Published
[Burbank, Calif.] : Criterion Collection, [2001].
Language
English
ISBN
0788827960, 9780788827969
UPC
786936150421

Notes

General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1996.
General Note
Special features include audio commentary, production secrets, publicity and promotion, stills archive, outtakes, secrets of Alcatraz, Jerry Bruckheimer interview.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Schwartzman ; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce ; music by Nick Glennie-Smith and Hans Zimmer.
Participants/Performers
Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, David Morse, John Spencer, John C. McGinley, Tony Todd.
Description
A retired US Marine general (Ed Harris) seizes a stockpile of chemical weapons and takes over Alcatraz with 81 tourists as hostages. His demand: restitution to families of soldiers who died in covert operations. A Navy SEAL team with support from an FBI chemical warfare expert (Nicolas Cage) and a former Alcatraz escapee (Sean Connery) assemble to penetrate the terrorists' defenses on the island and neutralize the threat before time runs \out.
Target Audience
Rated R.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, stereo., 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Simpson, D., Bruckheimer, J., Bay, M., Weisberg, D., Cook, D. S., Rosner, M., Connery, S., Cage, N., Harris, E., Biehn, M., Forsythe, W., Morse, D., Spencer, J., McGinley, J. C., Todd, T., Glennie-Smith, N., & Zimmer, H. (2001). The rock . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Don Simpson et al.. 2001. The Rock. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Don Simpson et al.. The Rock Criterion Collection, 2001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Simpson, Don, et al. The Rock Criterion Collection, 2001.

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