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Based on the film "Billy Elliot," a gifted dancer fights for his dreams of stardom despite pressure from society and his parents. Set during the 1980s miners' strike in northern England.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Swank Motion Pictures.
Corporate Authors: Universal Stage Productions (Production company)
Working Title Films (Production company)
Old Vic Productions (Production company)
Tiger Aspect Productions (Production company)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Publisher)
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Hall, Lee, 1966- (Librettist, Lyricist)
Daldry, Stephen (Stage director)
Sullivan, Brett, 1971- (Film director)
Orrom, Dione (Film producer)
Hanna, Elliott, 2003- (Performer)
Henshall, Ruthie (Performer)
Walmsley, Deka (Performer)
Mower, Liam, 1992- (Performer)
Emery, Ann, 1930- (Performer)
Grahamson, Chris (Performer)
Crossley, Howard, 1955- (Performer)
Muscat, David (Performer)
Bradley, Claudia (Actress) (Performer)
Atkinson, Zach (Performer)
Lee, Demi (Actress) (Performer)
Darling, Peter, 1956- (Choreographer)
MacNeil, Ian, 1960- (Set designer)
Bevan, Tim (Producer)
Gillibrand, Nicky (Costume designer)
Fisher, Rick (Stage lighting designer) (Lighting designer)
Koch, Martin (Musician) (arranger of music.)
John, Elton
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English description and subtitles.
Published: [St. Louis, Missouri] : Swank Motion Pictures, 2014.
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:
Boys > England > Drama.
Ballet dancers > England > Drama.
Coal miners > England > Drama.
Working class > England > Drama.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 1945- > Drama.
Ballet dancers.
Boys.
Coal miners.
Social conditions.
Working class.
England.
Great Britain.
Since 1945
Musicals.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Musicals.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 50 min.)) : sound, color with a black and white sequence.
Variant Title:
Billy Elliot : the musical
Other Uniform Title:Billy Elliot (Motion picture) Musical theatre adaptation of (work):
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Based on the film "Billy Elliot," a gifted dancer fights for his dreams of stardom despite pressure from society and his parents. Set during the 1980s miners' strike in northern England.
Note:Originally produced in 2014.
Call Number:PN1995.9.C45 B55 2014 Online
Credits:Choreography, Peter Darling ; set design, Ian MacNeil ; producers, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn, Sally Greene ; costume designer, Nicky Gillibrand ; lighting design, Rick Fisher ; music, Elton John ; book and lyrics, Lee Hall ; music supervision and orchestrations, Martin Koch.
Cast:
Elliott Hanna, Ruthie Henshall, Deka Walmsley, Liam Mower, Ann Emery, Chris Grahamson, Howard Crossley, David Muscat, Claudia Bradley, Zach Atkinson, and Demi Lee; with supporting performers.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (Swank, viewed October 1, 2019)