Into the wild /

Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wre...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Into the wild (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Penn, Sean, 1960- (Screenwriter), Hirsch, Emile, 1985- (Actor), Harden, Marcia Gay (Actor), Hurt, William (Actor), Malone, Jena, 1984- (Actor), Dierker, Brian (Actor), Keener, Catherine (Actor), Vaughn, Vince (Actor), Stewart, Kristen, 1990- (Actor), Holbrook, Hal (Actor), Gautier, Eric, 1961- (director of photography.), Brook, Michael, 1952- (composer (expression)), King, Kaki (composer (expression)), Vedder, Eddie (composer (expression)), Krakauer, Jon
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English dialogue with optional subtitles in Portuguese or Chinese; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	[Hollywood, California] : [Paramount Vantage], [2007]
Subjects:	McCandless, Christopher Johnson, > 1968-1992 > Drama. McCandless, Christopher Johnson, > 1968-1992 Adventure and adventurers > Alaska > Drama. College graduates > Drama. Risk-taking (Psychology) > Alaska > Drama. Adventure and adventurers College graduates Risk-taking (Psychology) Streaming video Alaska Webcast Video recordings for the hearing impaired Film adaptations Action and adventure films Biographical films Drama Feature films Fiction films Films for the hearing impaired Internet videos Action and adventure films. Biographical films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Internet videos. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Films d'aventures. Films biographiques. Adaptations cinématographiques. Films de fiction. Vidéos sur Internet. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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Summary:	Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. Based on the book by Jon Krakauer.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 148 min.)) : sound, color.
Format:	System requirements: Microsoft Silverlight.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for language and some nudity.
Awards:	Golden Globes, Best Original Song - Motion Picture, 2008 Gotham Awards, Best Feature, 2007 National Board of Review, Breakthrough Performance by an Actor, 2007 National Board of Review, Top Ten Films, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Director of the Year Award, 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Rising Star Award, 2008
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Eric Gautier ; editor, Jay Lash Cassidy ; music, Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder ; original songs, Eddie Vedder ; production designer, Derek Hill ; executive producers, John J. Kelly, Frank Hildebrand, David Blocker.