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The advocate / Miramax Films presents a Ciby 2000, Miramax Films and BBC Films co-production ; with the participation of British Screen and the European Co-production Fund ; written by Leslie Megahey ; produced by David M. Thompson ; directed by Leslie Megahey.

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LIBRA DVD PN1997 .A3863 2003
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Megahey, Leslie, director, screenwriter.
Thompson, David M., producer.
Firth, Colin, 1960- actor.
Holm, Ian, 1931-2020, actor.
Pleasence, Donald, actor.
Amina, actor.
Williamson, Nicol, actor.
Desplat, Alexandre, composer.
Buruma, Anna, costume designer.
Macadie, Bruce, production designer.
Dedieu, Isabelle, editor.
Hooper, John, director of photography.
Miramax Films, production company.
CIBY 2000 (Firm), production company.
BBC Films, production company.
British Screen, production company.
European Co-Production Fund (Firm)
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Video (Firm), film distributor.
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Lawyers--15th century--Drama.
Lawyers.
Country life--Drama.
Country life.
Genre:
Legal drama.
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Films for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Legal drama (Films)
Feature films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Title:
Originally released under title: Hour of the pig
Place of Publication:
Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [2003]
Language Note:
English dialogue, with optional Spanish subtitles, closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
digital
Dolby digital
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
Set in the 15th century, this is the story of a young lawyer-advocate whose quest for the simple life leads him to a position in a small rural village. Instead of the peaceful life, however, he finds more depravity and intrigue than in the city.
Participant:
Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Amina Annabi, Nicol Williamson.
Credits:
Director of photography, John Hooper ; editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; music, Alexandre Desplat.
Notes:
Widescreen (1.85:1), enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.
"This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit your TV."
ISBN:
078884623X
9780788846236
OCLC:
52801121
Publisher Number:
786936220254
30892 Miramax Home Entertainment

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