The matrix /

In an anti-utopian future, the "real" world as we know it is nothing more than a computer construct, created by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans has found a way out of the construct, and are now fighting for the future of the human race.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Wachowskis (Screenwriter)
Other Authors: Wachowski, Lilly, 1967- (Screenwriter), Wachowski, Lana, 1965- (Screenwriter), Reeves, Keanu (Actor), Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Actor), Moss, Carrie-Anne, 1970- (Actor), Weaving, Hugo, 1960- (Actor), Foster, Gloria, 1936-2001 (Actor), Pantoliano, Joe (Actor), Pope, Bill, 1952- (director of photography.), Davis, Don, 1957- (composer (expression)), Staenberg, Zach (editor of a moving image work.), Gaeta, John, 1965- (visual effects provider.), Davis, Dane A. (Sound designer), Ping, Yuen Wo (choreographer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Language Notes:English, French, Spanish, German and Italian soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: [Burbank, Calif.] : [Warner Bros.], [1999]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
Description
Summary:In an anti-utopian future, the "real" world as we know it is nothing more than a computer construct, created by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans has found a way out of the construct, and are now fighting for the future of the human race.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 136 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:02:16:15
Audience:MPAA Rating: R; for sci-fi violence and brief language.
Awards:Academy Awards, Best Film Editing, 2000
Academy Awards, Best Sound, 2000
Academy Awards, Best Effects - Sound Effects Editing, 2000
Academy Awards, Best Effects, Visual Effects, 2000
BAFTA Awards, Best Sound, 2000
BAFTA Awards, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, 2000
BAFTA Awards, Best Cinematography, 2000
BAFTA Awards, Best Production Design, 2000
BAFTA Awards, Best Editing, 2000
National Film Preservation Board, USA, National Film Registry, 2012
Production Credits:Director of photography, Bill Pope ; editor, Zach Staenberg; music composed, orchestrated & conducted by Don Davis ; production designer, Owen Paterson ; visual effects supervisor, John Gaeta ; kung fu choreographer, Yuen Wo Ping ; sound designer/supervising sound editor, Dane A. Davis.