DVD

Tolkien / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; a Chernin Entertainment production ; directed by Dome Karukoski ; written by David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford ; produced by Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready, Kris Thykier.

Karukoski, Dome, (film director.). Gleeson, David, 1966- (screenwriter.). Beresford, Stephen, (screenwriter.). Chernin, Peter, 1951- (film producer.). Topping, Jenno, (film producer.). Ready, David, 1979- (film producer.). Thykier, Kris, 1972- (film producer.). Hoult, Nicholas, 1989- (actor.). Collins, Lily, 1989- (actor.). Meaney, Colm, 1953- (actor.). Jacobi, Derek, (actor.). Donnelly, Laura, 1982- (actor.). Gibson, Patrick, 1995- (actor.). O'Reilly, Genevieve, 1977- (actor.). Ferris, Pam, (actor.). Roberts, Craig, 1991- (actor.). Glynn-Carney, Tom, 1995- (actor.). Fox Searchlight Pictures, (film production company.). Chernin Entertainment, (film production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.). Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Laura Donnelly, Patrick Gibson, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris, Craig Roberts, Tom Glynn-Carney. (Cast).

Summary:

Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire him to write his famous Middle-earth novels.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen edition.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. Special features: audio commentary by director ; First look ; Deleted scenes ; Gallery. Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:	Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Laura Donnelly, Patrick Gibson, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris, Craig Roberts, Tom Glynn-Carney.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13 for some sequences of war violence.
System Details Note:	DVD ; widescreen (2.39:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0 ; NTSC, region 1.
Language Note:	English, Spanish or French audio; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.