| Record Number |
395784 |
| ISBN |
9337369019628 |
| Title |
Angela's ashes |
| Publication details |
Universal Pictures (Australasia), [Australia] : c2003. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (DVD) (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Contents note |
Based upon the book by Frank McCourt. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. |
| Special features: The making of Angela's Ashes ; Cast and crew interviews ; Commentary by author Frank McCourt ; Commentary by director Alan Parker ; Theatrical trailers. |
| Creation Note |
Directed by Alan Parker ; produced by Scott Rudin, David Brown and Alan Brown ; screenplay by Laura Jones and Alan Brown |
| Performer note |
Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle. |
| Summary Note |
Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for your Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| Subject |
Irish americans -- biography |
| Depressions -- Irish Republican Army -- Drama |
| Immigrants -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Film adaptations -- Great Britain |
| Historical films |
| Biographical films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Added Entry |
Williams, John director. |
| Parker, Alan, Jones, Laura screenwriter. |
| Brown, David. Watson, Emily actor. |
| Rudin, Scott. Carlyle, Robert actor. |
| Jones, Laura. McCourt, Frank Angela's ashes. |
| Carlyle, Robert |
| Watson, Emily |
| McCourt, Frank |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Brown, David. Watson, Emily .
- Carlyle, Robert .
- Jones, Laura. McCourt, Frank .
- McCourt, Frank .
- Parker, Alan, Jones, Laura .
- Rudin, Scott. Carlyle, Robert .
- Watson, Emily .
- Williams, John .
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