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Story of two competing lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Philadelphia (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Nyswaner, Ron (Screenwriter), Hanks, Tom (Actor), Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Actor), Robards, Jason (Actor), Steenburgen, Mary (Actor), Banderas, Antonio (Actor), Vawter, Ron (Actor), Ridgely, Robert (Actor), Napier, Charles, 1936-2011 (Actor), Summerour, Lisa (Actor), Woodward, Joanne, 1930- (Actor), Fujimoto, Tak (director of photography.), Shore, Howard (composer (expression)), Atwood, Colleen (Costume designer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue.
Published: [United States] : [TriStar Pictures], [1993]
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease) > Drama.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Employment > Drama.
Discrimination > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Drama.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Drama.
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Employment.
Discrimination.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
Description
Summary:Story of two competing lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.
Item Description:Originally released as motion picture in 1993.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 125 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Awards:Academy Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hanks), 1994
Academy Awards, Best Music - Original Song (Bruce Springsteen), 1994
Production Credits:Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music composed and conducted by Howard Shore ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Kristi Zea.