Doomsday /

A lethal virus spreads throughout Great Britain, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat the government evacuates as many survivors as it can out of the infected area and the rest of the country succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decad...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Doomsday (Motion picture : 2008)
Corporate Authors:	Rogue Pictures, Intrepid Pictures, Crystal Sky Pictures (Firm), Scion Films, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Paul, Steven, Carver, Benedict, Marshall, Neil, Mitra, Rhona, 1976-, Hoskins, Bob, Lester, Adrian, O'Hara, David, 1965-, McDowell, Malcolm, 1943-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Spanish
Language Notes:	English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:	[Widescreen ed.].
Subjects:	Viruses > Great Britain > Drama. Virus-vector relationships > Drama. Quarantine > Great Britain > Drama. Medicine > Specialties and specialists > Great Britain > Drama. Great Britain > Drama. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Science fiction films. Action and adventure films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	A lethal virus spreads throughout Great Britain, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat the government evacuates as many survivors as it can out of the infected area and the rest of the country succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper Virus violently resurfaces. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair, is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
Item Description:	Title from container. Special features: "Anatomy of catastrophe: civilization on the brink" featurette; "The visual effects and wizardry of Doomsday" featurette; "Devices of death: guns, gadgets and vehicles of destruction" featurette; feature commentary with director Neil Marshall and cast members Sean Pertwee, Derran Morfitt, Rick Warden and Les Simpson. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:	Unrated ; MPAA rating R; strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Sam McCurdy ; editors, Andrew MacRitchie, Neil Marshall ; costume designer, John Norster ; production designer, Simon Bowles.