Fiction
DVD
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PUBLISHED
©2012
DESCRIPTION
2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
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Criterion collection #627
NOTES
Originally released as motion picture in 1997
Disc 1. Feature film (Theatrical 5.1 surround soundtrack; alternate 5.1 surround mix for home theater viewing; audio commentary by director David Fincher, Savides, Michael Douglas, John Brancata and Michael Ferris, etc.) -- Disc 2. Behind-the-scenes footage and film-to-storyboard comparisons for four major set pieces; alternate endind; Trailer and teaser, with commentary
"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, James Haygood ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Michael Kaplan ; production designer, Jeffrey Beecroft
Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn, Deborah Kara Unger, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Anna Katerina
MPAA rating: R
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
English dialogue; option English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)