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Snowpiercer /

Snowpiercer / - 1 DVD-video (126 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Special feature: critics' commentary hosted by Scott Weinberg; the birth of Snowpiercer ; teh characters ; animated prologue ; concept art galleries ; Chris Evans & Tilda Swinton on Snowpiercer ; The train brought to life: behind the scenes of a special screening ; Transperceneige.

Directed by Joon-ho Bong. Directed by Joon-ho Bong.

Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Alison Pill, Chris Evans, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner.

The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. Its inhabitants are divided by class; the lower-class passengers in one of the last cars stage an uprising, moving car by car up to the front of the train, where the oppressive rich and powerful ride.

MPAA rating: R; for violence, language and drug content. CHV rating: 14A; violence, coarse language.


Blu-ray, region a; 5.1 DTS-HD Master audio.


English, French or Korean dialogue; English or French subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Railroad trains--Drama.
Social classes--Drama.
Disasters--Drama.
Trains--Romans, nouvelles, etc.


Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

PN1997.2 / .S66 2014

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