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Summary:A hardened trainer works with a young woman determined to become a boxer
A male boxing trainer attempts to help a young female boxer achieve her dream of becoming a professional
Item Description:Based on short stories from the book: Rope burns / by F.X. Toole
Based on the collection "Rope burns : stories from the corner" by F.X. Toole
Features: behind the scenes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004
Special feature (disc 1, 2 min.): theatrical trailer
Special features (disc 2, 57 min., in English with optional French subtitles): "Born to fight" featurette, examining the parallels between the movie & the experiences of real-life boxer Lucia Rijker (19 min.); "The producers : round 15" making-of featurette with Ruddy, Rosenberg & Haggis (13 min.); "James Lipton takes on three", roundtable discussion with Eastwood, Swank & Freeman (25 min.)
Widescreen format (2.35:1)
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container
Physical Description:1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround
DVD, region 1, dual-layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language
Awards:Academy Award, 2005: Best achievement in directing, Best motion picture of the year, Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox ; music by Clint Eastwood ; music orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus ; special musical arrangements by Gennady Loktionov ; guitarist, Bruce Forman
ISBN:1419802496
1419897764 :
9781419802492
9781419897764 :