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The Resource The devil's arithmetic, Showtime presents ; a Punch 21 and Millbrook Farm production ; produced by Murray Schisgal, Lee Gottsegen ; screenplay by Robert J. Avrech ; directed by Donna Deitch

The devil's arithmetic, Showtime presents ; a Punch 21 and Millbrook Farm production ; produced by Murray Schisgal, Lee Gottsegen ; screenplay by Robert J. Avrech ; directed by Donna Deitch

Label
The devil's arithmetic
Title
The devil's arithmetic
Statement of responsibility
Showtime presents ; a Punch 21 and Millbrook Farm production ; produced by Murray Schisgal, Lee Gottsegen ; screenplay by Robert J. Avrech ; directed by Donna Deitch
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
An American Jewish teenager is transported back in time to German-occupied Poland and experiences firsthand the horrors of the Holocaust and discovers the meaning of her family's heritage
Cataloging source
OFA
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Jacek Laskus ; edited by Robin Katz ; music, Frederic Talgorn
Intended audience
Film Advisory Board (F.A.B) rating: PD-M; parental discretion--mature, ages 13 and over for graphic violence
Language note
In English or dubbed Spanish; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
  • Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Paul Freeman, Mimi Rogers, Louise Fletcher
  • Introduction by Dustin Hoffman
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1926-
  • 1950-
  • 1945-
  • 1982-
  • 1943-
  • 1961-
  • 1937-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Schisgal, Murray
  • Gottsegen, Lee
  • Avrech, Robert J.
  • Deitch, Donna
  • Dunst, Kirsten
  • Murphy, Brittany
  • Freeman, Paul
  • Rogers, Mimi
  • Fletcher, Louise
  • Laskus, Jacek
  • Katz, Robin
  • Talgorn, Frédéric
  • Hoffman, Dustin
  • Yolen, Jane
  • Showtime Networks
  • Punch 21 (Firm)
  • Millbrook Farm (Firm)
  • Showtime Entertainment
Runtime
97
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Yolen, Jane
  • Jews
  • Concentration camps
  • Time travel
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Poland
  • Jews
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Concentration camps
  • Judíos
  • Campos de concentración
  • Viaje a través del tiempo
  • Yolen, Jane
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Occupation of Poland (1939-1945)
  • Concentration camps
  • Jews
  • Time travel
  • Poland
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
live action
Label
The devil's arithmetic, Showtime presents ; a Punch 21 and Millbrook Farm production ; produced by Murray Schisgal, Lee Gottsegen ; screenplay by Robert J. Avrech ; directed by Donna Deitch
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel: The devil's arithmetic / by Jane Yolen
  • Originally produced for television in 1999
  • Special features: filmographies (Kirsten Dunst, Louise Fletcher, Mimi Rogers); photo gallery
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
52212237
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (97 min.)
Isbn
9781931669849
Lccn
52212237
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
758445305821
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
SHO3058
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)52212237
System details
DVD; Dolby stereo
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The devil's arithmetic, Showtime presents ; a Punch 21 and Millbrook Farm production ; produced by Murray Schisgal, Lee Gottsegen ; screenplay by Robert J. Avrech ; directed by Donna Deitch
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel: The devil's arithmetic / by Jane Yolen
  • Originally produced for television in 1999
  • Special features: filmographies (Kirsten Dunst, Louise Fletcher, Mimi Rogers); photo gallery
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
52212237
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (97 min.)
Isbn
9781931669849
Lccn
52212237
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
758445305821
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
SHO3058
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)52212237
System details
DVD; Dolby stereo
Video recording format
DVD

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