Cover Image

The messenger /

Show other versions (2)

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Messenger (Motion picture : 2009)
Corporate Authors: Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), Oscilloscope Pictures, Omnilab Media (Firm), Sherezade Film Development Company, BZ Entertainment, Mark Gordon Company, Good Worldwide
Other Authors: Harrelson, Woody, Foster, Ben, 1980-, Morton, Samantha, Malone, Jena, 1984-, Gordon, Mark, 1956-, Inglee, Lawrence, Miller, Zach, Camon, Alessandro, Moverman, Oren
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Oscilloscope Pictures, 2010.
Edition:Two-disc special ed.
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Drama.
Veterans > Drama.
War widows > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
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:Title from container.
Contains both Blu-ray and DVD presentations.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
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:2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio, 1080p High definition; Regions A, B, and C; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and stereo.
DVD, 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio; NTSC All Regions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Audience:Rating: R; for language and some sexual content/nudity.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; editor, Alex Hall ; original music by Nathan Larson.