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Official secrets / Entertainment One presents ; in association with GS Media and Screen Yorkshire ; a Classified Films and Clear Pictures Entertainment production ; in association with Silver Reel ; directed by Gavin Hood ; written by Sara Bernstein & Gregory Bernstein and Gavin Hood ; produced by Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo

Published
Hollywood, CA : Paramount, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators
Hood, Gavin, Bernstein, Sara (Screenwriter), Bernstein, Gregory, 1955-, Doherty, Ged, 1958-, Fowler, Elizabeth (Film producer), Zuo, Melissa Shiyu, Hoffmeister, Florian, 1970-, Gill, Megan, Hepker, Paul, 1967-, Kilian, Mark, Knightley, Keira, 1985-, Smith, Matt, 1982-, Goode, Matthew, 1978-, Ifans, Rhys, 1967-, Bakri, Adam, Fiennes, Ralph, Hoffmeister, Florian, 1970-, Hepker, Paul, 1967-, Kilian, Mark, Mitchell, Marcia, Entertainment One UK, GS Media, Screen Yorkshire (Firm), Classified Films, Clear Pictures Entertainment, Silver Reel (Firm), and Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

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Language Note
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; English audio description; closed-captioned.
Summary
The incredible true story of the spy who defied her government to stop a war. In 2003, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun received a memo with a shocking directive: collect blackmail worthy information on UN council members to force the vote for the invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world rush into war. Gun makes the decision to leak the memo to the press, igniting an international firestorm that would expose a vast political conspiracy and put Gun in harm's way.
Subject(s)
Genre(s)
Sound Characteristics
digital
optical
surround
Dolby digital 5.1
Video File Characteristics
NTSC
Digital File Characteristics
video file
DVD video
region 1
Form of work
Motion pictures
Audience Notes
MPAA rating: R; for language.
Note
Based on the book "The spy who tried to stop a war" by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell.
Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Director of photography, Florian Hoffmeister ; editor, Megan Gill ; music, Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian.
Participant/Performer Note
Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, Adam Bakri, Ralph Fiennes.
Technical Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
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