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Arrival / Paramount Pictures presents, in association with Filmnation Entertainment and Lava Bear Films, a 21 Laps Entertainment production ; a Denis Villeneuve film ; produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder, David Linde ; screenplay by Eric Heisserer ; directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Villeneuve, Denis, 1967- (film director.). Heisserer, Eric, (screenwriter.). Levy, Shawn, 1968- (film producer.). Levine, Dan (Daniel J.), (film producer.). Ryder, Aaron, (film producer.). Linde, David, 1960- (film producer.). Adams, Amy, (actor.). Renner, Jeremy, (actor.). Whitaker, Forest, (actor.). Stuhlbarg, Michael, (actor.). Ma, Tzi, (actor.). Young, Bradford, (director of photography.). Walker, Joe, 1963- (editor of moving image work.). Jóhann Jóhannsson, 1969-2018 (composer (expression)). Vermette, Patrice, 1970- (production designer.). April, Renée, (costume designer.). Chiang, Ted. Motion picture adaptaion of (work): Story of your life. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (presenter.). FilmNation Entertainment (Firm), (presenter.). Lava Bear Films, (presenter.). 21 Laps Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma. (Cast).

Summary:

When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team, including linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As humankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

Item details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the story "Story of your life" by Ted Chiang. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Widescreen. Includes 4 previews of other motion pictures.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Bradford Young ; editor, Joe Walker ; music, Johann Johannsson ; production designer, Patrice Vermette ; costume designer, Renée April.
Participant or Performer Note:	Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9 screen ratio); 5.1 Dolby digital.
Language Note:	In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional Spanish, English or French subtitles; Closed-captioned; English descriptive audio; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:	Academy Award for Best Sound Editing 2017 Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture 2016

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