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True story of a young boy growing up in Coalwood, West Virginia during the 1950's who dreams of building rockets.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:October sky (Motion picture)
Corporate Author: Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Johnston, Joe, 1950-, Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980-, Cooper, Chris, 1951-, Owen, Chris, 1980-, Dern, Laura, Hickam, Homer H., 1943-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Soundtracks: English (5.1 surround) and French (Dolby surround).
Closed-captioning.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [1999]
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Hickam, Homer H., > 1943- > Drama.
Aerospace engineers > United States > Drama.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:True story of a young boy growing up in Coalwood, West Virginia during the 1950's who dreams of building rockets.
Item Description:Based on the book: Rocket boys / by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1999.
Dual layer.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (anamorphic widescreen); 1.33:1 (full-frame).
Special features: Spotlight on location -- Production notes -- Talent bios -- Film highlights -- Theatrical trailer -- Universal Web link.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([4] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Music by Mark Isham ; screenplay by Lewis Colick ; directed by Joe Johnston.
ISBN:0783234694 :