Summary
A God-fearing ex-con (Samuel L. Jackson) saves a despondent college professor (Tommy Lee Jones) from throwing himself in front of a speeding subway train, and struggles to comprehend the suicidal man's unwavering despair during a series of intense philosophical debates. Adapted from the play by Cormac McCarthy (All the Pretty Horses, The Road). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Suicide
-- Drama.
Faith -- Drama. Tenement houses -- Drama. New York (N.Y.) -- Drama. Made-for-TV movies. Television adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York] :HBO Home Entertainment,2012 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Hall, Barbara A.,
television producer. McCarthy, Cormac, 1933- screenwriter. Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946- television director, actor. Jackson, Samuel L., actor. Beltrami, Marco, composer. HBO Films, presenter. Javelina Film Company, production company. HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Paul Elliot ; editor, Roberto Silvi ; music by Marco Beltrami. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-MA. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English, French or Spanish dialogue; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Videodisc release of the 2011 television production. Based on the play by Cormac McCarthy. Special features: making of The Sunset Limited, featuring interviews with the cast and crew; audio commentary with executive producer/director Tommy Lee Jones, writer Cormac McCarthy and Samuel L. Jackson. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; region A; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; DTS digital surround 2.0; requires Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9780780683037 078068303X |
| Other | Classic View |