The game / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment presents a Propaganda Films production ; directed by David Fincher ; written by John Brancato & Michael Ferris ; produced by Steve Golin and Ceán Chaffin.

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"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who se...

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Corporate Authors:	Criterion Collection (Firm) Universal Pictures (Firm) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm) Propaganda Films (Firm) Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) PolyGram Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Fincher, David (Director) Golin, Steve (Producer) Chaffin, Ceán (Producer) Brancato, John (Screenwriter) Ferris, Michael (Screenwriter) Douglas, Michael, 1944- (Actor) Penn, Sean, 1960- (Actor) Rebhorn, James, 1948-2014 (Actor) Unger, Deborah Kara (Actor) Donat, Peter, 1928-2018 (Actor) Baker, Carroll, 1931- (Actor) Mueller-Stahl, Armin, 1930- (Actor) Katarina, Anna (Actor) Shore, Howard (composer (expression))
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue; option English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2012], ©2012.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 627.
Subjects:	Psychological games > Drama. Businessmen > Attitudes > Drama. Brothers > Drama. Detective and mystery films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Detective and mystery films. Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
Note:	Originally released as motion picture in 1997. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PN1995.9.D4 G36 2012 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:	9781604656329 1604656328
Credits:	Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, James Haygood ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Michael Kaplan ; production designer, Jeffrey Beecroft.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC ; region 1 ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:	Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn, Deborah Kara Unger, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Anna Katerina.