Ordinary people
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Schwary, Ronald L., film producer.
Sargent, Alvin, screenwriter.
Redford, Robert, film director.
Sutherland, Donald, 1935- actor.
Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017, actor.
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, [2001].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Checked Out
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, [2001].
Language
English
UPC
097360896428, 097360896442, 032429272119

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Judith Guest.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
General Note
Special features: theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Bailey ; art directors, Phillip Bennett, John Michael Riva ; editor, Jeff Kanew ; music, Marvin Hamlisch ; costume designer, Bernie Pollack.
Participants/Performers
Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern with M. Emmet Walsh, Adam Baldwin, James B. Sikking.
Description
The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.
System Details
DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation.
Language
Dialogue in English with optional French soundtrack, and with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1980: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Timothy Hutton); Best Director (Robert Redford); Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) (Alvin Sargent).
Awards
Golden Globe Awards, 1981: Best Motion Picture - Drama (Ronald L. Schwary); Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Mary Tyler Moore); Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Timothy Hutton); Best Director - Motion Picture (Robert Redford); New Star Of The Year - Actor (Timothy Hutton).

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Bereavement -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Brothers -- Death -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Brothers -- Drama.
Death -- Drama.
Drama.
Families -- Illinois -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Guest, Judith -- Film adaptations.
Sons -- Death -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Teenage boys -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Adaptation.
Feature films.
Feature.