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Title:

Chicago [videorecording] / a Producer Circle Co. production ; a Zadan/Meron production ; a Miramax Films production ; produced by Martin Richards ; screenplay by Bill Condon ; directed by Rob Marshall.

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Edition:

Full screen version, [DVD].

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.

Description:

1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.

Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements.

System details:

DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.

Cast:

Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reily, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Christine Baranski.

Credits:

Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music, John Kander ; lyrics, Fred Ebb ; original score music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, John Myhre ; choreography, Rob Marshall.

Language:

Closed-captioned soundtrack in English or French with optional Spanish subtitles.

Subjects:

Criminals -- Drama.

Female offenders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.

Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Musicals.

Film adaptations.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Richards, Martin.

Condon, Bill, 1955-

Marshall, Rob.

Zellweger, Renee, 1969-

Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-

Gere, Richard, 1949-

Queen Latifah, 1970-

Reilly, John C., 1965-

Liu, Lucy, 1968-

Diggs, Taye.

Baranski, Christine.

Beebe, Dion.

Kander, John.

Ebb, Fred.

Elfman, Danny.

Atwood, Colleen.

Myhre, John.

Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987. Chicago.

Watkins, Maurine. Chicago.

Producer Circle Company.

Miramax Films.

Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Based on the musical play Chicago, directed and choreographed for the stage by Bob Fosse; based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins.

Special features: Deleted musical number; behind-the-scenes featurette; director & screenwriter feature commentary.

Academy Awards, 2003: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Marty Richards); Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine ZetapJones); Best Achievement in Editing (Martin Walsh); Best Achievement in Costume Design (Colleen Atwood); Best Achievement in Art Direction (John Myhre, Gordon Sim); Best Achievement in Sound (Michael Minkler, Dominic Tavella, David Lee).

Golden Globes, 2003: Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy; Best Performace by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy (Richard Gere); Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy (Renee Zellweger).

ISBN:

0788849018

Publisher or Distributor Number:

32417

Other Number:

52841582

Control Number:

1119484

Total Owned in SHARE

46

# Available:

45

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

# Local items in:

1

Course Reserves:

0