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Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a...

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Other Authors: Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Actor), Schenk, Nick (Screenwriter), Johannson, Dave (Screenwriter), Lorenz, Robert (Robert B.) (Producer), Gerber, Bill (Producer), Vang, Bee, 1991- (Actor), Her, Ahney (Actor), Carley, Christopher, 1978- (Actor), Lynch, John Carroll, 1963-, Haley, Brian, 1963- (Actor), Hughes, Geraldine, 1970- (Actor), Howe, Brian (Actor) (Actor), Hill, William, 1961- (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Soundtracks in English and French with optional subtitles in English, Arabic (United Arab Emirates), Danish, German, Spanish (Spain, International Sort), Italian, Dutch, and Russian.
Published: [Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Pictures, 2008.
Subjects:
Widowers > Michigan > Drama.
Older men > Michigan > Drama.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Veterans > Drama.
Ford Torino automobile > Drama.
Hmong American teenage boys > Michigan > Drama.
Gangs > Michigan > Drama.
Hmong American families > Michigan > Drama.
Families > Michigan > Drama.
Michigan > Drama.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, is pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's prize possession, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.
Item Description:Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2008.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (116 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: Rated R for language throughout and some violence.
Production Credits:Director and producer, Clint Eastwood ; screenwriter, Nick Schenk ; producers, Robert Lorenz, Bill Gerber ; story, Dave Johannson and Nick Schenk ; director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; composers, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens. .