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The Resource Blinded by the light, New Line Cinema presents in association with Levantine Films and Ingenious Media ; a Bend It Films production ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jane Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha

Blinded by the light, New Line Cinema presents in association with Levantine Films and Ingenious Media ; a Bend It Films production ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jane Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha

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Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss, ' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (118 min.)
Note
  • Based on the book "Greetings form Bury Park: race, religion and rock 'n' roll" by Sarfraz Manzoor
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019
  • Wide screen
  • Special feature: making-of featurette
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Blinded by the light
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Blinded by the light
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New Line Cinema presents in association with Levantine Films and Ingenious Media ; a Bend It Films production ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jane Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha
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Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss, ' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics
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videorecording
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  • Blinded by the light (Motion picture)
  • Blinded by the light (Motion picture)
  • Blinded by the light (Motion picture)
Credits note
Original score by A.R. Rahman ; editor, Justin Krish ; director of photography, Ben Smithard
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 (thematic material and language including some ethnic slurs)
Language note
English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); descriptive audio
PerformerNote
Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman, Rob Brydon, Hayley Atwell
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  • 1971-
  • 1960-
  • 1965-
  • 1998-
  • 1997-
  • 1965-
  • 1982-
  • 1971-
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  • Chadha, Gurinder
  • Manzoor, Sarfraz
  • Berges, Paul Mayeda
  • Barclay, Jane
  • Daniel, Jamal
  • Kalra, Viveik
  • Ghir, Kulvinder
  • Ganatra, Meera
  • Williams, Nell
  • Phagura, Aaron
  • Chapman, Dean-Charles
  • Brydon, Rob
  • Atwell, Hayley
  • Rahman, A. R.
  • Smithard, Ben
  • Krish, Justin
  • Manzoor, Sarfraz
  • New Line Cinema Corporation
  • Levantine Films
  • Ingenious Media
  • Bend It Films
  • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
118
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  • Springsteen, Bruce
  • Springsteen, Bruce
  • Pakistanis
  • Teenagers
  • Music
  • Nineteen eighties
  • Nineteen eighties
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Music
  • Pakistanis
  • Teenagers
  • Great Britain
  • Adolescentes
  • M?sica
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Blinded by the light, New Line Cinema presents in association with Levantine Films and Ingenious Media ; a Bend It Films production ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jane Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha
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Note
  • Based on the book "Greetings form Bury Park: race, religion and rock 'n' roll" by Sarfraz Manzoor
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019
  • Wide screen
  • Special feature: making-of featurette
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videodisc
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  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
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two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1117553218
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (118 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other control number
883929693887
Other physical details
sound, color
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12430788
Publisher number
  • 1000747909
  • 2000151345
  • 3000082291
  • 12430788
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1117553218
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD
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Blinded by the light, New Line Cinema presents in association with Levantine Films and Ingenious Media ; a Bend It Films production ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jane Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the book "Greetings form Bury Park: race, religion and rock 'n' roll" by Sarfraz Manzoor
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019
  • Wide screen
  • Special feature: making-of featurette
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1117553218
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (118 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other control number
883929693887
Other physical details
sound, color
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
12430788
Publisher number
  • 1000747909
  • 2000151345
  • 3000082291
  • 12430788
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1117553218
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD

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