Description
Academy Award winner
SEAN CONNERY stars in this powerful and unforgettable drama from acclaimed director
Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, To Die For). With a strong cast including Academy Award winners
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM (Amadeus, Last Action Hero) and
ANNA PAQUIN (The Piano, X-Men), the film also features rap music superstar
Busta Rhymes (Shaft) and an incredible performance from talented newcomer
Rob Brown.
Jamal Wallace (Brown) is a talented 16-year-old basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester (Connery) is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor, providing guidance to help develop the young man's exceptional skills. Soon Forrester's harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life - and the importance of friendship.
Details
Released: Thu 18 Oct 2001
Catalogue Number: D31745
Rating: 
Region: 4 - Suitable for Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Central America, Pacific Islands and Caribbean
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- Actors: F. Murray Abraham, Rob Brown, Sean Connery, April Grace, Michael Nouri, Anna Paquin, Michael Pitt, Busta Rhymes
- Director: Gus Van Sant
- Distributor: Columbia Tristar
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Feature:
- Main Menu Audio & Animation
- Dolby Digital Trailer: City
- Featurette-Making Of: HBO Making-Of Special
- Featurette: Found: Rob Brown
- Deleted Scenes: 2
- Filmographies-Cast & Crew
- Theatrical Trailer
- Trailer: All The Pretty Horses; First Knight
- Audio:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- English
- Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Greek, Icelandic, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Discs: 1
- Format: PAL
- Layers: 2
- Release Year: 2000
- Running Time: 131 minutes
- Sides: 1
- Transfer Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Availability
Estimated despatch 5-10 days after ordering.
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