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©2010
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on novels entitled "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" by Kathryn Lasky
Fledgling barn owl Soren lives in the forest of Tyto with his father Noctus, mother Marella, older brother Kludd, younger sister Eglantine, and their snake nest maid Ms. P. Noctus enjoys telling Soren and Eglantine stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythical group of warrior owls, who once saved all owlkind from the evil "Pure Ones." One night Kludd pushes Soren and they both fall to the ground. They are kidnapped taken to the home to the Pure Ones, and put to work: Soren as a slave, and Kludd as a soldier. The Pure Ones' are laying a trap for their enemies, the Guardians of Ga'Hoole. The Pure Ones storm the Great Tree, and the Guardians lead the owls into battle against them, wherein which Soren and his friends emerge to play pivotal roles
Special features: True guardians of the Earth [featurette] (15 min.); Looney Tunes "Fur of Flying" [featurette] (3 min.)
Edited by David Burrows ; music by David Hirschfelder ; production design, Simon Whiteley ; art director, Grant Freckelton ; animation director, Eric Leighton, Previs+ lensing director, David Scott ; head of story, Alexs Stadermann ; sound designer, Wayne Pashley
Voices: Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Miriam Margolyes, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham
MPAA rating: Rated PG for some sequences of scary action
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital surround 5.1; widescreen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition
In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing, French, or Spanish