Empire Falls [videorecording] / HBO Films ; producer, William Teitler ; teleplay, Richard Russo ; directed by Fred Schepisi.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, [2005]
ISBN: 0783134908
9780783134901
Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 195 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: Blue collar workers Drama.
Working class families Drama.
Clase obrera Teatro.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Credits: Editor, Kate Williams ; music, Paul Grabowsky ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.
Performers: Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Robin Wright Penn, Aidan Quinn, Joanne Woodward, Dennis Farina, William Fichtner, Estelle Parsons.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: TV-PG.
Notes: English or Spanish dialogue with English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Richard Russo.
Originally broadcast on television.
Special features: Audio commentary with director Fred Schepsi and writer/author Richard Russo; making of Empire Falls.
Summary: A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life.