Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
"Jarhead follows "Swoff" (Gyllenhaal), from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a snipers rifle through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines, who have been trained to kill, find themselves in a brutal situation, fighting a war they don't understand for a cause they don't fully grasp"--container |
Notes |
MA15+ strong themes and violence, frequent coarse language, sex scenes |
Credits |
Directed by Sam Mendes ; produced by Lucy Fisher and Douglas Wick ; screenplay, William D. Broyles, Jr |
Cast |
Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx |
Notes |
Rated: MA15+. Contains frequent coarse language; sex scenes; strong themes and violence |
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DVD. Produced for region 2, 4 |
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English, with subtitles availabel in English, Hungarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Genre/Form |
War films.
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Video recordings.
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Author |
Mendes, Sam.
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Swofford, Anthony.
Jarhead
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Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980-
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Foxx, Jamie.
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Sarsgaard, Peter.
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Fisher, Lucy.
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Wick, Douglas.
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Broyles, William D
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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