Machine gun preacher / Relativity Media presents in association with Virgin Produced a Safady Entertainment, Apparatus, GG Filmz production ; produced by Robbie Brenner [and others] ; written by Jason Keller ; directed by Marc Forster.

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Sam Childers is a drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing spiritual transformation and makes a life-changing decision to travel to war-torn East Africa. After witnessing unspeakable horrors faced by innocent children, he vows to save them at any cost, including his own safety. Childers be...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Asche & Spencer (Musical group)
Relativity Media
Virgin Produced (Firm)
Safady Entertainment (Firm)
Apparatus (Firm)
GG Filmz (Firm)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Forster, Marc, 1969-
Brenner, Robbie
Keller, Jason, 1968-
Butler, Gerard, 1969-
Monaghan, Michelle
Baker, Kathy, 1950-
Shannon, Michael, 1974-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with English SDH or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2012.
Edition:Blu-ray + DVD [edition].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Childers, Sam > Drama.
Drug traffic > Drama.
Missionaries > Sudan > Biography > Drama.
Child soldiers > Drama.
Sudan > History > Darfur Conflict, 2003- > Drama.
Childers, Sam.
Child soldiers.
Drug traffic.
Missionaries.
Sudan.
2003
Action and adventure films.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Biography
Action and adventure films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Description
Summary:
Sam Childers is a drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing spiritual transformation and makes a life-changing decision to travel to war-torn East Africa. After witnessing unspeakable horrors faced by innocent children, he vows to save them at any cost, including his own safety. Childers begins waging a relentless battle against the territory's renegade militia, leading harrowing missions behind enemy lines to rescue kidnapped orphans and restore peace to their lives and eventually his own.
Note:DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Based on a true story.
Blu-ray special features: Making the music for Machine gun preacher, Machine gun preacher: a discussion with Marc Forster, The Keeper music video by Chris Cornell.
DVD special features: Making the music for Machine gun preacher.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX3 D0140821 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for violent content including disturbing images, language, some drug use and a scene of sexuality.
Credits:Music, Asche & Spencer ; editor, Matt Chesse ; director of photography, Roberto Schaefer.
System Details:Blu-ray, region A ; AVC @ 34 mbps ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; 5.1 DTS-HD master audio.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
DVD, region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, Michael Shannon.