| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (366 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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widescreen rda |
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NTSC rda |
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Television mini-series lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD ; widescreen 16x9 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. |
| Note(S) |
Title from disc. |
| Cast |
Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Anthony Boyle, Azhy Robertson, Ben Cole. |
| Note(S) |
Based on Philip Roth's acclaimed novel. |
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Originally broadcast as a television mini-series ; 2020 DVD release. |
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Special Features: Invitation to the Set: A behind-the-scenes look with the cast and crews -- "Why Plot Now?": Creators David Simon and Ed Burns and the cast discuss why the time was right to adapt Philip Roth's cautionary novel. |
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"Freedom is never completely won. But it can be lost." -- Container cover. |
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This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives." -- Container. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
The Levins are a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey in an Alternate America during WWII, observing the political rise of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, a xenophobic populist who captures the presidency in 1940 and turns the nation toward fascism. |
| Note |
In English dialogue ; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject(S) |
Presidents -- United States -- Drama.
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Presidents -- Election -- Drama.
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Jews -- United States -- Drama.
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Jewish families -- Drama.
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Antisemitism -- Drama.
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Television mini-series.
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
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Television programs.
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Political fiction.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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| Added Name(S) |
Simon, David, 1960- creator.
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Burns, Edward, 1946- creator.
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Kazan, Zoe, 1983- actor.
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Spector, Morgan, 1980- actor.
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Ryder, Winona, 1971- actor.
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Turturro, John, 1957- actor.
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Boyle, Anthony, 1994- actor.
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Robertson, Azhy, 2010- actor.
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Cole, Ben, actor.
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Roth, Philip, author.
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Home Box Office (Firm), production company.
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Plot against America (Television program)
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| ISBN/ISSN/Media No. |
883929723003 |
| Media No. |
1000776943 HBO |
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