| History of Violence (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Maria Bello |
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| Ed Harris |
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| William Hurt |
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| Viggo Mortensen |
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| Movie Details |
| Director |
David Cronenberg |
| Producer |
Chris Bender; J.C. Spink |
| Writer |
Josh Olson |
| Studio |
New Line Home Entertainment |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
96 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| On the surface, David Cronenberg may seem an unlikely candidate to direct A History of Violence, but dig deeper and you'll see that he's the right man for the job. As an intellectual seeker of meaning and an avowed believer in Darwinian survival of the fittest, Cronenberg knows that the story of mild-mannered small-town diner proprietor Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is in fact a multilayered examination of inbred human behavior, beginning when Tom's skillful killing of two would-be robbers draws unwanted attention to his idyllic family life in rural Indiana. He's got a loving wife (Maria Bello) and young daughter (Heidi Hayes) who are about to learn things about Tom they hadn't suspected, and a teenage son (Ashton Holmes) who has inherited his father's most prominent survival trait, manifesting itself in ways he never expected. By the time Tom has come into contact with a scarred villain (Ed Harris) and connections that lead him to a half-crazy kingpin (William Hurt, in a spectacular cameo), Cronenberg has plumbed the dark depths of human nature so skillfully that A History of Violence stands well above the graphic novel that inspired it (indeed, Cronenberg was unaware of the source material behind Josh Olson's chilling adaptation). With hard-hitting violence that's as sudden as it is graphically authentic, this is A History of Violence that's worthy of serious study and widespread acclaim. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
239 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Standard 1.33:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
065935221357 |
| Release Date |
3/14/2006 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Director David Cronenberg Commentary
Deleted scene with Director Commentary
Acts of Violence Documentary
Featurette: The Unmaking of Scene 44
Violence's History: U.S. vs. International Versions
Too Commercial for Cannes |
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