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The proposition

Summary: In the Australian outback during the 1880s, Charlie Burns is presented with an impossible proposition by local law enforcement. The only way for him to save his younger brother from the gallows is to find and kill his psychotic older brother within nine days. Local law enforcer Captain Stanley has recently arrived from Britain and is facing problems of his own as he tries to shield his innocent wife from the brutalities of their new surroundings and deal with mounting pressures from renegade natives and his superior.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1592416640
  • ISBN: 9781592416646
  • Physical Description: videorecording DVD
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : | videorecording 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : First Look Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as motion picture in 2005.
Special features: director and writer commentary; 5 behind-the-scene featurettes; previews; photo gallery.
Participant or Performer Note: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, John Hurt, David Wenham, Emily Watson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for strong grisly violence, and for language.
System Details Note:
DVD, Region 1; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound or 2.0 stereo. or DTS.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned; English soundtrack; optional Spanish subtitles or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Genre: Western films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 5 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library DVD Prop 5958 (Text) 33294001987510 DVDs Volume hold Available -

Summary: In the Australian outback during the 1880s, Charlie Burns is presented with an impossible proposition by local law enforcement. The only way for him to save his younger brother from the gallows is to find and kill his psychotic older brother within nine days. Local law enforcer Captain Stanley has recently arrived from Britain and is facing problems of his own as he tries to shield his innocent wife from the brutalities of their new surroundings and deal with mounting pressures from renegade natives and his superior.
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