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Walker / Universal ; written by Rudy Wurlitzer ; directed by Alex Cox ; an Edward R. Pressman production in association with Incine ; producer, Angel Flores Marini ; produced by Lorenzo O'Brien ; a film by Alex Cox ; Walker Film Production, Inc.
LIBRA DVD 002 041
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 423.
- Criterion collection ; 423
- Language:
- English
- Sign languages
- Subjects (All):
- Walker, William, 1824-1860.
- Walker, William.
- History.
- Filibusters.
- Central America--Politics and government--Drama.
- Central America.
- Politics and government.
- Nicaragua.
- Filibusters--Nicaragua--Biography.
- Nicaragua--History--Filibuster War, 1855-1860--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Action and adventure films.
- Feature films.
- Biographical films.
- Historical films.
- War films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Director-approved special edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
- Language Note:
- In English with some American Sign language subtitled in English.
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- The life of William Walker, a 19th century adventurer who abandoned his career in law and politics to become a soldier of fortune and dictator of Nicaragua.
- Participant:
- Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois, Keith Szarabajka, Sy Richardson, Xander Berkeley, John Diehl, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, Marlee Matlin.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, David Bridges; editors, Carlos Puente & Alex Cox; music composed by Joe Strummer
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 1987.
- Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
- Special features: commentary soundtrack with director Cox and screenwriter Wurlitzer; "Dispatches from Nicaragua," a making-of featurette; "On moviemaking and the Revolution," a featurette with reminiscences twenty years later from an extra on the film; "The immortals,' photo gallery.
- ISBN:
- 9781604650150
- 160465015X
- OCLC:
- 183329959
- Publisher Number:
- 715515028028
- CC1740D Criterion Collection
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