The Hunger Games

Author

Gary Ross

Call Number

• 4K BLU-RAY SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN)

Edition

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray edition.

Languages

In English or Spanish, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Wes Bentley, Toby Jones.

Publication Information

Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2019]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (approximately 142 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; intense violent thematic material and disturbing images, all involving teens.

Summary

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Notes

This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.

Based on the novel by Suzanne Collins.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Special features (on 4K disc only): Audio commentary with editor Stephen Mirrone, visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal, and supervising sound editor Lon Bender ; Game maker: Suzanne Collins and The hunger games phenomenon ; The world is watching: making The hunger games ; Letters from the Rose Garden.

Contents

• [Disc one.] 4K Ultra HD version
• [Disc two.] Blu-ray version.