Allied

Locations
Call Number: Blu-Ray Action Allied
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	Blu-Ray Action Allied	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Blu-Ray Action Allied	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Blu-Ray Action Allied	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Blu-Ray Action Allied	1-week checkout	Due 04-28-2024
Pittsfield Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Blu-Ray Action Allied	1-week checkout	Due 04-27-2024

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016.
Wide screen.
Special features: Story of Allied; From stages to the Sahara: production design; Through the lens: directing with Robert Zemeckis; A stitch in time: the costumes of Allied; 'Til death do us part: Max and Marianne; Guys and gals: the ensemble cast; Lights, pixels, action! the visual effects of Allied; Behind the wheel: the vehicles of Allied; Locked and loaded: the weapons of Allied; That swingin' sound: the music of Allied;
Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Betts, Matthew Goode, Camille Cottin, August Diehl, Thierry Frémont.
The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan, who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
Blu-ray; 1080p high definition; DTS-HD master audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Excellent Dramatic Tension submitted by Meginator on August 31, 2019, 9:09pm This film hinges on the gradual tension it builds as viewers and characters alike come to wonder whether all is as it seems, and it left me guessing right up until the moment that the truth was revealed. Fundamentally an espionage story set during World War II, the plot is full of misdirection, conflicting evidence, and deep character development that makes its (inevitably) tragic conclusion emotionally devastating. Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard are spectacular in the lead roles, their performances full of the type of believable psychological nuances that are required to really drive the story’s ambiguity. The film is somewhat violent, as is to be expected, but it never felt too over-the-top, with most of the fighting intended to establish and raise the stakes as the plot progresses. Just when you think you’ve seen every take on a familiar trope, a film like this comes along and offers a new twist on the same old tale. Overall, I thought it was really well done, and certainly unexpected.