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4 of 4 Copies Available

  • CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection (2 copies)
  • EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
  • OSHTEMO: Audiovisual Collection
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The Sapphires

Call Number

  • DVD MUSICAL (CEN, EAS, OSH)

Languages

English dialogue; English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Tory Kittles, Eka Darville.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, CA : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2013]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; sexuality, a scene of war violence, some language, thematic elements and smoking.

Summary

In 1968, four smart, gutsy young women seize a risky, but irresistible, chance to launch a professional career singing for U.S. troops in Vietnam. Under the guidance of an R&B-loving Irish musician, the girls transform themselves into a sizzling soul act and set out to make a name for themselves hundreds of miles from home.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the stage play "The Sapphires" by Tony Briggs.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Special features: The making of The Sapphires ; Interview with the original Sapphires ; The music of The Sapphires with Jessica Mauboy.

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