A history of violence
Blu-ray - 2025
In David Cronenberg's subtly provocative film, one of his most celebrated films, all is not as it initially seems. In his first of many collaborations with the director, Viggo Mortensen delivers a highly nuanced performance as Tom Stall, a small-town husband and father who is hailed as a hero when he kills the would-be perpetrators of a violent robbery. But how did this ordinary family man dispatch them with such skill? Working with an exceptional cast, Cronenberg slyly deconstructs the mythos of the American action hero, posing elemental questions about identity, human nature, and the violence that we both abhor and can₂t look away from.
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- Genres
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films
Film adaptations
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Thrillers (Films)
Films d'aventures
Adaptations cinématographiques
Films de fiction - Published
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection
[2025]
- Language
- English
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- Edition
- Blu-ray edition
- Item Description
- Based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: Audio commentary featuring Cronenberg; New interview with screenwriter Josh Olson, conducted by writer-producer Tom Bernardo; excerpts of Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen in conversation at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival; Acts of violence, a documentary on the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage; three featurettes; deleted scene with commentary by Cronenberg; trailer. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
- ISBN
- 9798886073393
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