Rules of Engagement
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- Released
- 14/07/2003
- Film and TV Genre
- General, Thriller
- Video Format
- PAL
- DVD Region
- 2 (will only play on Region 2 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
William Friedkin unleashes his flare for tense action and gripping suspense in RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, an exciting military legal thriller that examines the moral gray area of combat experience and reflects on the ethos of the American military in the late 20th century. When the U.S. embassy in Yemen is stormed by anti-American protesters, Marine Colonel Terry Childers (an intense Samuel L. Jackson) rescues Ambassador Mourain (Ben Kingsley) from the explosive siege, and under fire from snipers within the crowd, he orders his men to return fire, resulting in many civilian casualties. To appease international outrage at an apparent war crime, the U.S. government court-martials Childers for violating the Marine's "rules of engagement," and his only hope rests on Marine lawyer Colonel Hayes Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones), a veteran who owes Childers his life for, ironically, a war crime committed by Childers in the Vietnam War. An intense, chiaroscuro courtroom drama and brutal combat film, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT takes a difficult look at the moral ambiguity of life in combat and the value of guilt, honor, and loyal sacrifice in the duty to one's country.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Year of release
- 2000
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- 2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- Dolby Digital Surround - English
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 English
- Dolby Digital Surround French
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Scene Selection
- Behind The Scenes Footage
- Directors Commentary
- Theatrical Trailer
- Anamorphic
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- French
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Film Rating (Australia)
- MA15+
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Film Rating (UK)
- 15
- Run Time (minutes)
- 122
- Tags
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- English
- Cast & Crew
- James Webb (Author)
- Mark Isham (Composer)
- Gloria Gresham (Costume Designer)
- Dariusz Wolski (Director of Photography)
- Nicola Pecorini (Director of Photography)
- William A. Fraker (Director of Photography)
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