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The birdcage / United Artists Pictures presents a Mike Nichols film ; screenplay by Elaine May ; directed and produced by Mike Nichols.

LIBRA DVD PN1997 .B5457 1998
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Nichols, Mike, film director, film producer.
May, Elaine, 1932- screenwriter.
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014, actor.
Lane, Nathan, 1956- actor.
Hackman, Gene, actor.
Futterman, Dan, 1967- actor.
Wiest, Dianne, actor.
Azaria, Hank, 1964- actor.
United Artists Corporation, presenter.
MGM Home Entertainment Inc., publisher.
Language:
English
French
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Poiret, Jean, 1926-1992--Film adaptations.
Poiret, Jean.
Gay couples--Florida--Miami Beach--Drama.
Gay couples.
Fathers and sons--Florida--Miami Beach--Drama.
Fathers and sons.
Children of gay parents--Drama.
Children of gay parents.
Families--Drama.
Families.
Love--Drama.
Love.
Gay men--Florida--Miami Beach--Drama.
Gay men.
Florida--Miami Beach.
Children of gay men.
Children of lesbians.
LGBTQ+ families.
Genre:
Comedy films.
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Comedy films
Drama
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
LGBTQ+ films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Fiction films.
Gay films.
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
plastic
4 3/4 in.
Edition:
Widescreen version, Standard version.
Other Title:
Bird cage
Place of Publication:
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [1998]
Language Note:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) or full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; Dolby stereo.
digital
optical
surround
stereo
Dolby digital 5.1
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family. Armand and Albert reluctantly accept young Val's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down.
Participant:
Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski.
Credits:
Executive producers, Neil Machlis, Marcello Danon ; associate producer, Michele Imperato ; director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki.
Notes:
Title from container.
Originally released in 1996 as motion picture.
Based on the stage play La cage aux folles by Jean Poiret and the motion picture La cage aux folles, directed by Francis Veber.
Special features included.
Contains:
Container of: Birdcage (Motion picture)
ISBN:
0792833198
9780792833192
OCLC:
49291432
Publisher Number:
027616603395
9338683000156
2761660339
906033 MGM Home Entertainment (container)

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