The curious case of Benjamin Button / Paramount Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures present a Kennedy/Marshall production ; produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán Chaffin ; screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by David Fincher.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 33372 | Paramount Home Entertainment333724 | Paramount Home EntertainmentPublisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009]Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

1415748616
9781415748619
9786312829287
6312829286

Uniform titles:

Curious case of Benjamin Button (Motion picture)

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

791.43/72 22

LOC classification:

PN1997.2 .C87 2009

Production credits:

Director of photography, Claudio Miranda ; editors, Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall ; music, Alexandre Desplat.

Awards:

2008 Oscar winners: Best Art Direction; Best Makeup; Best Visual Effects

Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Jared Harris, Elias Koteas, Phyllis Somerville, Tilda Swinton.Summary: Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD	Bookmobile DVD	DVD B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		31744004104358

DVD; Region 1; NTSC; widescreen format; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Jared Harris, Elias Koteas, Phyllis Somerville, Tilda Swinton.

Director of photography, Claudio Miranda ; editors, Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall ; music, Alexandre Desplat.

From the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.

2008 Oscar winners: Best Art Direction; Best Makeup; Best Visual Effects

For private home use only.