Pride and prejudice and zombies

Author

Burr Steers

Call Number

• DVD SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

Languages

English or Spanish dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English audio description track.

Performers

Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, Lena Headey.

Publication Information

Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (approximately 107 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; zombie violence and action, and brief suggestive material.

Summary

A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen?s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the Quirk Books classic by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.

DVD release of the 2016 motion picture.

Special features: Courtship, class and carnage: meet the cast ; From Austen to zombies: adapting a classic.