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Title:

Billy Lynn's long halftime walk / Tristar Pictures presents ; produced by Marc Platt [and 3 others] ; screenplay by Jean-Christophe Castelli ; directed by Ang Lee.

Publisher:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Fountain, Ben--Film adaptations.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Campaigns--Drama.
Veterans--Texas--Drama.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Drama.
Football and war--United States--Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD videodisc.

Other Authors:

Lee, Ang, 1954- director.
Alwyn, Joe, actor.
Stewart, Kristen, 1990- actor.
Tucker, Chris, actor.
Martin, Steve, 1945- actor.
Hedlund, Garrett, 1985- actor.
Diesel, Vin, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fountain, Ben. Billy Lynn's long halftime walk.

Notes:

Based on the novel by Ben Fountain. Special features: Into battle and onto the field: stepping inside Billy Lynn's long halftime walk ; assembling a cast ; recreating the halftime show ; the brotherhood of combat ; deleted scenes. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Special features: Into the battle and onto the field: Stepping inside Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk; assembling a cast; recreating the halftime show; the brotherhood of combat; deleted scenes. Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin, Makenzie Leigh, Arturo Castro.

Summary:

Based on the best selling novel, the film is told from the point of view of nineteen-year-old private Billy Lynn who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad, contrasting the realities of the war with America's perceptions.

LCCN:

be2016053187

UPC:

043396471252

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