Million dollar baby / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Lakeshore Entertainment ; a Malpaso/Ruddy Morgan production ; produced by Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg, Paul Haggis ; screenplay by Paul Haggis ; produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.

Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (film producer,, film director,, actor,, composer (expression)). Haggis, Paul. (film producer,, screenwriter.). Ruddy, Albert S., 1934- (film producer.). Rosenberg, Tom. (film producer.). Swank, Hilary. (actor.). Freeman, Morgan (actor.). Mackie, Anthony, 1978- (actor.). Baruchel, Jay, 1982- (actor.). Colter, Mike, 1976- (actor.). Rijker, Lucia, 1967- (actor.). O'Byrne, Brian F., (actor.). Martindale, Margo, 1951- (actor.). Lindhome, Riki, 1979- (actor.). Peña, Michael, 1976- (actor.). Stern, Tom, 1946- (director of photography.). Eastwood, Kyle (composer (expression)). Cox, Joel (editor of moving image work.). Toole, F. X., 1930- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Rope burns. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (production company.). Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm) (production company.). Malpaso (Company) (production company.). Ruddy Morgan Productions. (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian O'Byrne, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Peña. (Cast).

Summary:

Frankie is a former boxing manager who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching, the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing and the pair form a touching bond in the process.

Item details

ISBN: 1419897764
ISBN: 9781419897764
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2010]
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on stories from Rope burns by F.X. Toole. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Wide screen. Special features (disc 2): James Lipton takes on three (roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and moderator James Lipton); Born to fight (examines the parallels of the movie to real-life boxer Lucia Rijker); Producers round 15 (behind the scenes).
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Million dollar baby -- Disc 2. Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox ; music, Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood.
Participant or Performer Note:	Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian O'Byrne, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Peña.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: PG-13; for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language. CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; dual-layer format ; Dolby Digital, Dolby surround 5.1.
Language Note:	English or French dialogue with optional Spanish, French or English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:	Academy Award, 2005: Best achievement in directing, Best motion picture of the year, Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank).