DVD

The giver / The Weinstein Company ; Walden Media ; Tonik ; As Is Productions ; Yucaipa Films ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koenigsberg ; written by Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide ; directed by Phillip Noyce.

Silver, Nikki. (Added Author). Koenigsberg, Neil, 1942- (Added Author). Noyce, Phillip, (direction.). Melnick, Michael. (Added Author). Weide, Robert B. (Added Author). Bridges, Jeff, 1949- (cast.). Streep, Meryl, (cast.). Thwaites, Brenton, 1989- (cast.). Skarsgård, Alexander, (cast.). Holmes, Katie, 1978- (cast.). Swift, Taylor, 1989- (cast.). Monaghan, Cameron, (cast.). Rush, Odeya, 1997- (cast.). Tremblay, Emma, (cast.). Emery, Ross. (Added Author). Brown, Barry Alexander. (Added Author). Beltrami, Marco. (Added Author). Lowry, Lois. (Added Author). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Walden Media. (Added Author). Tonik Productions. (Added Author). As Is Productions. (Added Author). Yucaipa Films. (Added Author). Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, Odeya Rush, Emma Tremblay. (Cast).

Summary:

The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Based on the book by Lois Lowry. Special features: Jeff Bridges presents the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges ; "Making 'The giver': from page to screen" featurette ; Jonas' harrowing journey - extended scene ; "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder ; Author Lois Lowry on "The giver" ; Bonus: study guide.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Ross Emery ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Marco Beltrami.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, Odeya Rush, Emma Tremblay.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby digital, Dolby Surround.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in Spanish.