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Serving life / produced, directed and written by Lisa R. Cohen ; producer, Jeca Taudte ; produced by Lightworks Pictures in association with KPI for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network ; Significant Productions.
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- OWN documentary club
- OWN documentary club original
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Louisiana State Penitentiary.
- Prisoners--Hospice care--United States.
- Prisoners.
- Prisoners--Medical care--United States.
- Prisoners--Medical care.
- Hospice care.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Non-formal education.
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- stamping
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Virgil Films, [2012]
- Language Note:
- In English; optional subtitles in English.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- 2.0 Dolby Digital
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Takes viewers inside Louisiana's maximum security prison at Angola, where the average sentence is more than 90 years. It documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened criminals care for their dying fellow inmates. In doing so, they embark on a journey that may end in personal rehabilitation.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Forest Whitaker; introductions, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Tom Mason, Kat Patterson, Sean Vaughn, Joe Venafro ; composer, W.G. Snuffy Walden.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 2011.
- Disc label states Region 0 (i.e. all regions).
- "OWN Home Entertainment"--Opening screens before title screen.
- "OWN documentary original."
- "This program contains scenes of death and dying. Viewer discretion is advised."
- Special features: Introductions from Oprah [Winfrey] and Rosie O'Donnell; Serving Life promo; Trailer; Snap in scenes; Coming attractions.
- OCLC:
- 763474992
- Publisher Number:
- 829567078327
- 00829567078327 gtin-14
- 670783 Oprah Winfrey Network
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