Title:
Red Joan / Quickfire presents ; in association with Embankment Films and Twickenham Studios ; a Trademark Films production ; in association with Cambridge Picture Company ; screenplay by Lindsay Shapero ; produced by David Parfitt ; directed by Trevor Nunn.
Publication Information:
Los Angeles, CA : Shout Factory, [2019]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the novel by Jennie Rooney.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
Wide screen.
Special feautres: Building a conspiracy: behind the scenes of Red Joan; In the name of humanity: the story of Red Joan; The two Joans: the actresses behind Red Joan; trailer.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0.
Summary:
Joan Stanley is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest. The charge: providing classified scientific information, including details on the building of the atomic bomb, to the Soviet government for decades. As she is interrogated, Joan relives the dramatic events that shaped her life and beliefs: her student days at Cambridge, where she excelled at physics while challenging deep-seated sexism.
Language Note:
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for brief sexuality/nudity.
Performer:
Judi Dench, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes, Ben Miles, Nina Sosanya, Tereza Srbova.
Production Credits:
Music, George Fenton ; editor, Kristina Hetherington ; director of photography, Zac Nicholson.
OCLC Number:
on1112074310
Availability:
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