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Suffragette [videorecording] / Focus Features, Pathé, Film4 and BFI present ; in association with Ingenious Media ; with the participation of Canal+ and Ciné+ ; a Ruby Films production ; directed by Sarah Gavron ; written by Abi Morgan ; produced by Alison Owen and Faye Ward.

Gavron, Sarah, (film director.). Owen, Alison, 1961- (film producer.). Ward, Faye, (film producer.). Morgan, Abi, (screenwriter.). Mulligan, Carey, 1985- (actor.). Streep, Meryl, (actor.). Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- (actor.). Gleeson, Brendan, (actor.). Duff, Anne-Marie, (actor.). Garai, Romola, 1982- (actor.). Whishaw, Ben, 1980- (actor.). Petrie, Jane, (costume designer.). Normington, Alice, (production designer.). Pilling, Barney, (editor of moving image work.). Grau, Edu, 1981- (director of photography.). Desplat, Alexandre, (composer.). Focus Features, (presenter.). Pathé Distribution Limited, (presenter.). FilmFour (Firm), (presenter.). British Film Institute, (presenter.). Ingenious Media, (presenter.). Ruby Films (Firm), (production company.). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, Meryl Streep. (Cast).

Summary:

Inspired by true events, a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early 20th century Britain. The story centers on Maud, a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.'s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst, Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hour, 47 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Universal City, California : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2016.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	DVD release of the 2015 motion picture. Bonus materials: Inside "Suffragette" ; Suffragette: looking back, looking forward ; Making the VFX for "Suffragette" ; Feature commentary with director Sarah Gavron and screenwriter Abi Morgan.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Edu Grau ; editor, Barney Pilling ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Jane Petrie ; production designer, Alice Normington.
Participant or Performer Note:	Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, Meryl Streep.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for some intense violence, thematic elements, brief strong language and partial nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English or dubbed French soundtrack; optional subtitles in Spanish or French; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)