Hawthorne - Louis Bay 2nd Public Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Milk [videorecording (DVD)] / Focus Features presents ; in association with Axon Films ; a Groundswell production ; a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen ; written by Dustin Lance Black ; directed by Gus Van Sant.

Edition:

Widescreen edition

Uniform Title:

Milk (Motion picture : 2008)

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in.

plastic

4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

videodisc

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief violence.

Credits:

Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, Danny Elfman.

Performers:

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, James Franco.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; dual-layer disc.

Summary:

Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, becomes a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he is elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, are shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blames his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board. Based on the true story of Harvey Milk.

Notes:

Originally produced in 2008.

"Based on a the true story"--Container

Special features: deleted scenes (4 min.); remembering Harvey (14 min.); Hollywood comes to San Francisco (15 min.); marching for equality (8 min.).

Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, Danny Elfman.

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, James Franco.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; dual-layer disc.

For private home use only.

English or French audio tracks; optional French and Spanish subtitles; optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hearing impaired [SDH].

Academy Award winner, 2009: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn) ; Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (Dustin Lance Black)

Contents:

Special features: Anamorphic widescreen version -- Deleted scenes -- Remembering Harvey -- Hollywood comes to San Francisco -- Marching for equality -- Language: English Dolby digital 5.1 ; French Dolby digital 5.1 -- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French.

Series:

Focus Features four-star collection

Focus Features four-star collection.

Subjects:

Milk, Harvey -- Drama.

Moscone, George, 1929-1978 -- Drama.

White, Dan, 1946-1985 -- Drama.

San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors -- Drama.

Gay rights -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Gay politicians -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Political campaigns -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Election districts -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.