Walker / Universal ; written by Rudy Wurlitzer ; directed by Alex Cox ; an Edward R. Pressman production in association with Incine ; producer, Angel Flores Marini ; produced by Lorenzo O'Brien ; a film by Alex Cox ; Walker Film Production, Inc.

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The life of William Walker, a 19th century adventurer who abandoned his career in law and politics to become a soldier of fortune and dictator of Nicaragua.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Walker (Motion picture) Criterion collection ; 423. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Universal Pictures (Firm) Incine (Firm) Walker Film Production, Inc Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Cox, Alex, 1954- (Director, Commentator) Wurlitzer, Rudolph (Screenwriter, Commentator, Writer of accompanying material) O'Brien, Lorenzo (Producer) Pressman, Edward R. (Producer) Flores Marini, Angel (Producer) Harris, Ed, 1950- (Actor) Masur, Richard (Actor) Auberjonois, René, 1940-2019 (Actor) Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006 (Actor) Matlin, Marlee (Actor) Sandoval, Miguel, 1951- (Actor) Fuller, Graham, 1956- (Writer of accompanying material) Sandoval, Linda (Writer of accompanying material)
Language:	English Sign languages
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with some American Sign language subtitled in English. Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Edition:	Director-approved special edition, widescreen.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 423. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Walker, William, > 1824-1860. Filibusters > Nicaragua > Biography. Nicaragua > History > Filibuster War, 1855-1860 > Drama. Feature films. Biographical films. Historical films. Action and adventure films. War films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Biography. Drama. Feature films. Biographical films. Historical films. Action and adventure films. War films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	The life of William Walker, a 19th century adventurer who abandoned his career in law and politics to become a soldier of fortune and dictator of Nicaragua.
Note:	Originally produced in 1987. Special features: commentary soundtrack with director Cox and screenwriter Wurlitzer; "Dispatches from Nicaragua," a making-of featurette; "On moviemaking and the Revolution," a featurette with reminiscences twenty years later from an extra on the film; "The immortals,' photo gallery." Accompanying booklet contains: chapters ; cast & credits ; "Apocalypse when?" by Graham Fuller ; "Forced march" by Linda Sandoval ; "On William Walker" by Rudy Wurlitzer ; about the transfer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CR3 D0093935 VideoDVD F1526.27.W3 W355 2007 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:	9781604650150 160465015X
Credits:	Director of photography, David Bridges; editors, Carlos Puente & Alex Cox; music composed by Joe Strummer.
System Details:	DVD ; NTSC; region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono ; enhanced for 16:9 television.
Cast:	Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois, Keith Szarabajka, Sy Richardson, Xander Berkeley, John Diehl, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, Marlee Matlin.