| Description |
1 videodisc (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital stereo; digital 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Opera based on the 1985 hijacking by Palestinian terrorists of the Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro, which culminated in the murder of the wheelchair-bound Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Graham Smith; production designer, John Ellis. |
| Performer |
Sanford Sylvan (Leon Klinghoffer); Christopher Maltman (Captain); Yvonne Howard (Marilyn Klinghoffer); Tom Randle (Molqi); Kamel Boutros (Mamoud); Leigh Melrose (Rambo); Emil Marwa (Omar); Susan Bickley; supporting soloists; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; John Adams, conductor. |
| Note |
Durations: 119 min. (opera); 47 min. (Filming "The death of Klinghoffer"). |
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Special features: Filming "The death of Klinghoffer"; director's commentary. |
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"Award-winning British film-maker Penny Woolcock, working with the composer, has ingeniously reworked the original, using techniques afforded by film to imbue the narrative with realism. Whilst the main action is shot on location in the Mediterranean, actual and recreated archive footage tells the broader story of the characters before and after the hijacking"--Container. |
| Awards |
Official selection Sundance Film Festival 2003; winner of the Prix Italia. |
| Note |
Program notes, synopsis, and biographical notes on the composer, director, and performers (18 p.) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English; subtitles (opera only) in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Film adaptations.
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Operas -- Film adaptations. |
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Klinghoffer, Leon -- Drama.
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Klinghoffer, Leon. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Achille Lauro Hijacking Incident, 1985 -- Drama.
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Achille Lauro Hijacking Incident (1985) |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Adams, John, 1947- composer, conductor.
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Goodman, Alice, librettist.
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Woolcock, Penny, director.
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Baptiste, Madonna, production personnel.
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Younghusband, Jan, production personnel.
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Sylvan, Sanford, performer.
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Maltman, Christopher, performer.
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Howard, Yvonne, 1960- performer.
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Randle, Thomas, performer.
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Boutros, Kamel, performer.
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Melrose, Leigh, performer.
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Marwa, Emil, performer.
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Bickley, Susan, performer.
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Adams, John, 1947-
Death of Klinghoffer.
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Blast! Films.
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Decca Record Company.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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Association relative à la télévision européenne.
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London Symphony Chorus, performer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Filming The death of Klinghoffer.
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| Music No. |
B0001515-09 Decca |
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