Jarhead /
Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford is a third-generation enlistee who goes from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty. He sports a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts. He lives with no cover from the intolerable heat and the potential threa...
| Uniform Title: | Jarhead (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Universal City, CA :
Universal Pictures,
[2008]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| Summary: | Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford is a third-generation enlistee who goes from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty. He sports a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts. He lives with no cover from the intolerable heat and the potential threat from Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on the blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand, against an enemy they can't see, for a cause they don't fully fathom. Marine lifer, Sergeant Sykes, who is in charge of Swoff's scout and sniper platoon. Troy is Swoff's friend and mentor. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the book by Anthony Swofford. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (115 min.)) : sound, color |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Walter Murich ; music, Thomas Newman. |