Free state of Jones [videorecording] / STX Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; in association with IM Global/Route One Entertainment/Union Investment Partners/Vendian Entertainment ; a Blue Grass Films/Rahway Road/Larger Than Life production ; produced by Scott Stuber, Jon Kilik, Gary Ross ; screenplay by Gary Ross ; directed by Gary Ross.

Ross, Gary, 1956- (film producer,, screenwriter,, film director.). Stuber, Scott, (film producer.). Kilik, Jon, (film producer.). McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- (actor.). Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 1983- (actor.). Ali, Mahershalalhashbaz, (actor.). Russell, Keri, 1976- (actor.). Britell, Nicholas, 1980- (composer.). Frogley, Louise, (costume designer.). Welfling, Juliette, (editor of moving image work.). Martin, Pamela (Film editor), (editor of moving image work.). Messina, Philip, (production designer.). Delhomme, Benoît, (director of photography.). STX Entertainment, (presenter.). Huayi Brothers Pictures, (presenter.). IM Global (Firm), (presenter.). Route One Entertainment (Firm), (presenter.). Union Investment Partners, (presenter.). Vendian Entertainment (Firm), (presenter.). Bluegrass Films, (production company.). Rahway Road (Firm), (production company.). Larger Than Life (Firm), (production company.). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell. (Cast).

Summary:

Fed up with fighting a war he didn't believe in, Newt Knight launched a legendary uprising of an unlikely band of poor white Southern farmers and runaway slaves; who bravely stood side by side against slavery and wartime injustices to the lower class.

The story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hours, 20 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, California : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016. Special features: The history of Jones County.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Nicholas Britell ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; edited by Juliette Welfling, Pamela Martin ; production designer, Philip Messina ; director of photography, Benoît Delhomme.
Participant or Performer Note:	Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: R; for brutal battle scenes and disturbing graphic images.
System Details Note:	DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language Note:	In English with optional English, Spanish, or French subtitles; closed-captioned.