John Grisham's The rainmaker /

Rudy is a young lawyer fresh out of college who takes the case of his life. He is the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. Rudy takes on this client in his first case after the head of his law office has to hide b...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rainmaker (Motion picture : 1997)
Corporate Authors:	Constellation Films, American Zoetrope (Firm), Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Douglas, Michael, 1944-, Reuther, Steven, Fuchs, Fred (Fred S.), Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-, Damon, Matt, Danes, Claire, 1979-, Voight, Jon, 1938-, Place, Mary Kay, Rourke, Mickey, DeVito, Danny, Herr, Michael, 1940-, Grisham, John
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007]
Edition:	Special collector's ed.
Subjects:	Lawyers > United States > Drama. Insurance companies > United States > Drama. Health insurance claims > United States > Drama. Honesty > Drama. Abogados > Estados Unidos > Teatro. Compañías de seguros > Estados Unidos > Teatro. Feature films. Legal films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Legal > Feature. Thriller > Feature. Crime > Feature. Legal drama (Films) Suspense films.

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Summary:	Rudy is a young lawyer fresh out of college who takes the case of his life. He is the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. Rudy takes on this client in his first case after the head of his law office has to hide because he's wanted by the feds. He must overcome many obstacles inside and outside the courtroom as he attempts to find out what it means to be a lawyer and how far you have to go before you become a sell-out.
Item Description:	Title from container. Based on the novel by John Grisham. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features: Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola and actor Danny DeVito; watch 'The rainmaker' with Francis Ford Coppola; Francis Ford Coppola directs John Grisham's The rainmaker; deleted scenes; includes extended beginning; alternate ending; 'The rainmaker' screen tests. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, NTSC.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for a strong beating and elements of domestic abuse.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, John Toll ; editor, Barry Malkin ; music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Aggie Guerard Rodgers ; production designer, Howard Cummings.
ISBN:	1415728925 9781415728925