A rumor of angels / Cinetel Films, Inc. and Motion Picture Corporation of America present a Lisa Hansen/Paul Hertzberg production, a film by Peter O'Fallon ; producers, Lisa Hansen, Paul Hertzberg, Peter O'Fallon ; writers, James Eric, Jamie Horton, Peter O'Fallon ; director, Peter O'Fallon.

An eccentric woman, Maddy, lives a solitary existence in a ramshackle hilltop home. Her life is disrupted by her unexpected encounter with 12-year-old James -- who is still traumatized by the death of his beloved mother. He has difficulty relating to his emotionally distant father, new stepmother, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Cinetel Films
Motion Picture Corporation of America
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Hansen, Lisa
Hertzberg, Paul
O'Fallon, Peter
Eric, James
Horton, Jamie
Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
Liotta, Ray
McCormack, Catherine, 1972-
Coe, George
Morgan, Trevor, 1986-
Livingston, Ron
Wagner, Roy H.
Rubacky, Louise
Simonec, Tim
Landau, Natasha
McCabe, Stephen
Boylan, Grace Duffie, 1861?-1935
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Angels > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Grief > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Angels.
Fathers and sons.
Grief.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
An eccentric woman, Maddy, lives a solitary existence in a ramshackle hilltop home. Her life is disrupted by her unexpected encounter with 12-year-old James -- who is still traumatized by the death of his beloved mother. He has difficulty relating to his emotionally distant father, new stepmother, and spaced-out uncle. James comes to embrace Maddy as a mentor of sorts, and the unlikely pair forms a unique relationship.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Based on the book "Thy son liveth : messages from a soldier to his mother" by Grace Duffie Boylan.
Special features: 16x9 widescreen and full screen version.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ5 D0016365 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:0792852591
9780792852599
Credits:Director of photography, Roy H. Wagner ; editor, Louise Rubacky ; music, Tim Simonec ; costume designer, Natasha Landau ; production designer, Stephen McCabe.
System Details:DVD, stereo., surround.
Cast:
Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack, George Coe, Trevor Morgan, Ron Livingston.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on VHS.