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Kill the messenger
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025192218538
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
General Note
Based upon the books "Dark alliance" by Gary Webb and "Kill the messenger" by Nick Schou.
General Note
Special features: Deleted scenes; Kill the messenger : the all-star cast; Crack in America; filming in Georgia; feature commentary with director Michael Cuesta.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Sean Bobbitt ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Nathan Johnson.
Participants/Performers
Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Andy Garcia.
Description
Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets, and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; language and drug content.
System Details
DVD.
Language
English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cuesta, M., Landesman, P., Renner, J., DeWitt, R., Liotta, R., Webb, G., & Schou, N. (2015). Kill the messenger . Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Cuesta et al.. 2015. Kill the Messenger. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Cuesta et al.. Kill the Messenger Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cuesta, Michael, et al. Kill the Messenger Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2015.
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