Arrival / Paramount Pictures presents, in association with Filmnation Entertainment and Lava Bear Films, a 21 Laps Entertainment production ; a Denis Villeneuve film ; produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder, David Linde ; screenplay by Eric Heisserer ; directed by Denis Villeneuve.

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When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team, including linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As humankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her lif...

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Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures Corporation (Presenter)
FilmNation Entertainment (Firm) (Presenter)
Lava Bear Films (Presenter)
21 Laps Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Villeneuve, Denis, 1967- (Film director)
Heisserer, Eric (Screenwriter)
Levy, Shawn, 1968- (Film producer)
Levine, Dan (Daniel J.) (Film producer)
Ryder, Aaron (Film producer)
Linde, David, 1960- (Film producer)
Adams, Amy (Actor)
Renner, Jeremy (Actor)
Whitaker, Forest (Actor)
Stuhlbarg, Michael (Actor)
Ma, Tzi (Actor)
Young, Bradford (director of photography.)
Walker, Joe, 1963 October 2- (Editor of moving image work)
Jóhann Jóhannsson, 1969-2018 (composer (expression))
Vermette, Patrice, 1970- (Production designer)
April, Renée (Costume designer)
Chiang, Ted
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional Spanish, English or French subtitles; Closed-captioned; English descriptive audio; closed-captioned in English.
Published: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017]
Subjects:
Chiang, Ted > Film adaptations.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Translating and interpreting > Drama.
Linguists > Drama.
Written communication > Drama.
Time travel > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team, including linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As humankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
Note:Based on the story "Story of your life" by Ted Chiang.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Widescreen.
Includes 4 previews of other motion pictures.
Call Number:PN1995.9.S26 A77 2017 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language.
Awards:Academy Award for Best Sound Editing 2017
Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture 2016
Credits:Director of photography, Bradford Young ; editor, Joe Walker ; music, Johann Johannsson ; production designer, Patrice Vermette ; costume designer, Renée April.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9 screen ratio); 5.1 Dolby digital.
Cast:
Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma.