Because of Winn-Dixie / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; Winn Productions ; Walden Media ; produced by Trevor Albert, Joan Singleton ; screenplay by Joan Singleton ; directed by Wayne Wang.

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10-year-old Opal was abandoned by her mother when she was three. She moves to a small town in Florida with her father, a preacher. She adopts a stray dog whom she names after the local supermarket where he was found. With her beloved pooch by her side, she meets an eclectic group of townspeople and...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Winn Productions (Firm)
Walden Media
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Albert, Trevor
Singleton, Joan (Joan V.)
Wang, Wayne, 1949-
Daniels, Jeff, 1955-
Tyson, Cicely
Matthews, Dave, 1967-
Saint, Eva Marie, 1924-
Robb, AnnaSophia, 1993-
Jines, Courtney
Price, Nick, 1993-
Benward, Luke
Fanning, Elle, 1998-
DiCamillo, Kate
Walsh, John, 1945 December 26-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Fathers and daughters > Florida > Drama.
Human-animal relationships > Florida > Drama.
Girls > Florida > Conduct of life > Drama.
Dog adoption > Drama.
Florida > Drama.
Padre e hija > Florida > Teatro.
Perros > Florida > Teatro.
Dog adoption.
Fathers and daughters.
Girls > Conduct of life.
Human-animal relationships.
Florida.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy > Feature.
Family > Feature.
Animal > Feature.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy
Family
Animal
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD-ROM.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
10-year-old Opal was abandoned by her mother when she was three. She moves to a small town in Florida with her father, a preacher. She adopts a stray dog whom she names after the local supermarket where he was found. With her beloved pooch by her side, she meets an eclectic group of townspeople and rekindles an almost lost relationship with her father.
Note:Title from container.
Based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Includes a supplementary DVD-ROM titled "Kids safety tips." John Walsh of America's Most Wanted introduces over 40 minutes of live-action safety scenarios targeted at teaching kids and parents how to be safe. Also includes interactive, animated lessons from AMW's The Lookout League safety team.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ5 D0083700 VideoDVD & DVD-ROM
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and brief mild language.
Awards:Heartland Film Festival, 2004: Heartland Award of Excellence (Wayne Wang).
Credits:Director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub ; editor, Deirdre Slevin ; music, Rachel Portman ; costume designer, Hope Hanafin ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt.
System Details:DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen presentations; Dolby Digital; + 1 supplementary DVD-ROM.
Cast:
Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Annasophia Robb, Courtney Jines, Nick Price, Luke Benward, Elle Fanning.