Beloved

Author

Jonathan Demme

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, OSH)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Performers

Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richards, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Albert Hall, Irma P. Hall.

Publication Information

[United States] : Touchstone Home Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [200-?]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in, but then strange things start to happen.

Notes

DVD format ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.

Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture.

Based on the novel by Toni Morrison.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Rated R for violent images, sexuality and nudity.

In English with optional French language soundtrack.

Special features include: Production featurette ; theatrical trailer ; chapter search.

Presented in a widescreen format which preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1).