Defiance [videorecording] / Paramount Vantage presents a Grosvenor Park/Bedford Falls production, an Edward Zwick film ; produced by Edward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge ; screenplay by Clayton Frohman & Edward Zwick ; directed by Edward Zwick.

Bell, Jamie, 1986- (Added Author). Brugge, Pieter Jan. (Added Author). Corduner, Allan. (Added Author). Craig, Daniel, 1968- (Added Author). Davalos, Alexa. (Added Author). Feuerstein, Mark. (Added Author). Frohman, Clayton. (Added Author). Howard, James Newton. (Added Author). Schreiber, Liev. (Added Author). Tec, Nechama. Defiance. (Added Author). Wasikowska, Mia, 1989- (Added Author). Zwick, Edward. (Added Author). Bedford Falls Company. (Added Author). Grosvenor Park (Firm) (Added Author). Grosvenor Park Media. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Vantage. (Added Author). Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Iben Hjejle, Martin Hancock, Ravil Isyanov, Jacek Koman, George MacKay, Jonjo O'Neill, Sam Spruell, Mia Wasikowska. (Cast).

Summary:

The deep forests of Poland and Belorussia are the domain of the occuping Germans during World War II. The three Bielski brothers go into the forests and find the impossible task of foraging for food, weapons and survival, not just for themselves but for a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. The brothers, living with the fear of discovery must contend with neighboring Soviet partisans and deciding whom to trust. They take on the responsibility of guardians and motivate hundreds of women, men, children and the elderly to join their fight against the Nazi regime while hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forest. At the same time, the brothers turn a band of war defectors into commanding freedom fighters. Based on true events.

Record details

ISBN: 1415747598
ISBN: 9781415747599
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (136 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book "Defiance: the Bielski Partisans" by Nechama Tec. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: Commentary by director Edward Zwick, return to the forest: The making of Defiance, Children of the Otriad: The families speak, and more.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Production designer, Dan Weil ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; music by James Newton Howard ; violin solos performed by Joshua Bell ; co-producers, Clayton Frohman, Roland Tec.
Participant or Performer Note:	Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Iben Hjejle, Martin Hancock, Ravil Isyanov, Jacek Koman, George MacKay, Jonjo O'Neill, Sam Spruell, Mia Wasikowska.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for violence and language.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround), English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.