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Gives viewers a unique inside look at Charles Darwin, his family, and his love for his deeply religious wife, as he is torn between faith and science. Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book, On the Origin of Species, which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, Christopher, 1957- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Newmarket Films, Ocean Pictures (Motion picture studio : Australia), BBC Films, HanWay (Firm), Recorded Picture Company, Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Bettany, Paul, 1971- (Actor), Connelly, Jennifer (Actor), Northam, Jeremy, 1961- (Actor), Jones, Toby, 1966- (Actor), Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- (Actor), Carter, Jim, 1948- (Actor), Paterson, Bill, 1945- (Actor), West, Martha (Actor), Amiel, Jon (Director), Collee, John (Screenwriter), Thomas, Jeremy (Producer), Keynes, Randal
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Drama.
Biologists > Great Britain > Drama.
Families > Great Britain > Drama.
Keynes, Randal > Film adaptations.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Teatro.
Biólogos > Gran Bretaña > Biografia > Teatro.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Gives viewers a unique inside look at Charles Darwin, his family, and his love for his deeply religious wife, as he is torn between faith and science. Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book, On the Origin of Species, which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.
Item Description:Based on the book Annie's box / by Randal Keynes.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: audio commentary with director Jon Amiel; featurette, Creation: the battle for Charles Darwin (23 min.); three featurettes, Debating Darwin; seven featurettes, Digging deeper into Darwin; Pollard on film (6 min.).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0, widescreen.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jess Hall ; editor, Melanie Oliver ; music, Christopher Young ; screen story by Jon Amiel and John Collee.