| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. |
| Credits |
Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt. |
| Cast |
Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel. |
| Summary |
Mississippi during the 1960s: Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround |
| Language |
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional subtitles in French or Spanish ; descriptive audio for the visually impaired (DVS) ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) ; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Civil rights movements -- Drama.
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African American women -- Drama.
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Housekeepers -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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African American women household employees -- Drama.
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Movimiento de Derechos Civiles -- Teatro. |
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Afronorteamericanos -- Teatro. |
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Mujeres -- Teatro. |
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Trabajadoras domésticas -- Misisipí -- Teatro. |
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Jackson (Miss.) -- Drama.
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Jackson (Misisipí) -- Teatro. |
| Genre/Form |
Social problem films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Stockett, Kathryn.
Help.
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Taylor, Tate.
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Stockett, Kathryn.
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Green, Brunson.
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Columbus, Chris.
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Barnathan, Michael.
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Chastain, Jessica, 1977-
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Davis, Viola, 1965-
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Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981-
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Janney, Allison.
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Lowell, Chris, 1984-
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O'Reilly, Ahna, 1984-
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Spacek, Sissy.
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Spencer, Octavia.
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Steenburgen, Mary.
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Stone, Emma, 1988-
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Newman, Thomas, 1955-
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Winborne, Hughes.
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Goldblatt, Stephen, 1945-
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Dreamworks Pictures.
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Reliance Entertainment.
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Participant Media.
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Imagenation Abu Dhabi (Firm)
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1492 Pictures.
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Harbinger Pictures (Firm)
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Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
786936814309 |
| Music No. |
106897 Touchstone Home Entertainment |
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