Road to Perdition
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- Released
- 25/02/2003
- Film and TV Genre
- Drama
- Video Format
- NTSC
- DVD Region
- 1 (will only play on Region 1 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
Meticulously directed by Mendes and brilliantly photographed by Conrad Hall, each scene of ROAD TO PERDITION has the composition of an expertly crafted painting. Making effective use of rain, snow, and shadows, the filmmakers create a cinematic world that's as dark, cold, and unforgiving as many of its inhabitants. But the film also allows for glimpses of emotional warmth, particularly in Sullivan's relationships with his son and Rooney, his surrogate father. In these roles, the respective actors create complex characters that resonate even in their restraint. Hanks is outstanding as a man of action with little time for words, while Hoechlin creates an unsentimental portrait of a confused boy; Newman once again proves why he's a screen legend and, in a strikingly unflattering role, Law makes the most out of his screen time as a creepy, parasitic hit man. Even in its harshest moments, however, Mendes never fails to remind the audience that ROAD TO PERDITION is a film about fathers and sons; and this is what elevates it from an atmospheric gangster movie to a truly astonishing work of art.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Audio Format
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 117
- Disc Layers
- 1
- Label / Studio
- DREAMWORKS SKG
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Production Notes
- Scene Selection
- Anamorphic
- Film Rating (Australia)
- R18+
- Year of release
- 2002
- Film Rating (UK)
- R18
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- French,
- Spanish
- Cast & Crew
- Conrad Hall (Director of Photography)
- Conrad L. Hall (Director of Photography)
- David Self (Screenwriter)
- Max Allan Collins (Source Writer)
- Richard P. Rayner (Source Writer)
- Thomas Newman (Composer)
Additional Information
- Audio Commentary - 1. Sam Mendes - Director
- Biographies
- Deleted Scenes
- Interactive Menus
- Making-of
- Production Notes
- Scene Access
- Stills/Photos
- Trailers
