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Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Messenger (Motion picture : 2009)
Corporate Authors: Omnilab Media (Firm), Sherezade Film Development Company, BZ Entertainment, Mark Gordon Company, Good Worldwide, Oscilloscope Pictures
Other Authors: Harrelson, Woody (Actor), Foster, Ben, 1980- (Actor), Morton, Samantha (Actor), Malone, Jena, 1984- (Actor), Buscemi, Steve, 1957- (Actor), Gordon, Mark, 1956- (Producer), Inglee, Lawrence (Producer), Miller, Zach (Producer), Camon, Alessandro (Screenwriter), Moverman, Oren (Screenwriter, Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, with optional subtitles in English.
Published: [New York?] : Oscilloscope Pictures, 2010.
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Drama.
Veterans > United States > Drama.
War widows > United States > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2009 motion picture.
Special features: Notification (documentary); audio commentary with Oren Moverman, Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, and Woody Harrelson; Going home : reflections from the set; Variety screening series Q&A; The messenger shooting script; exclusive essay by Anthony Swofford.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and stereo.
Audience:MPAA Rating: R; for language and some sexual content/nudity.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; editor, Alex Hall ; music, Nathan Larson.