The Death of Klinghoffer
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Opera, based on the hijacking by Palestinian terrorists of the Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro.
Durations: 119 min. (opera); 47 min. (Filming "The death of Klinghoffer").
Special features: filming "The death of Klinghoffer"; director's commentary.
"Award-winning British film-maker Penny Woolcock, working with the composer, has ingeniously reworked the original, using techniques afforded by film to imbue the narrative with realism. Whilst the main action is shot on location in the Mediterranean, actual and recreated archive footage tells the broader story of the characters before and after the hijacking"--Container.
Program notes, synopsis, and biographical notes on the composer, director, and performers (18 p.) inserted in container.
Yvonne Howard, Susan Bickley, mezzo sopranos ; Tom Randle, tenor ; Sanford Sylvan, Christopher Maltman, Kamel Boutros, Leigh Melrose, baritones ; Emil Marwa, actor ; supporting soloists ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; John Adams, conductor.
DVD; Dolby digital stereo; digital 5.1 surround.
Contents: Death of Klinghoffer.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Sung in English; subtitles (opera only) in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.
PUBLISHED
New York NY : Distributed by Universal Music and Video Distribution, Corp., c2003.
Year Published: 2003
Description: 1 videodisc (166 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Goodman, Alice.
Woolcock, Penny.
Baptiste, Madonna.
Younghusband, Jan.
Sylvan, Sanford.
Howard, Yvonne, 1960-
Maltman, Christopher.
Randle, Thomas.
Boutros, Kamel.
Melrose, Leigh.
Marwa, Emil.
Bickley, Susan.
Adams, John, 1947-
London Symphony Orchestra.
London Symphony Chorus.
Decca Record Company.
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
Arte (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Operas -- Film and video adaptations.
Achille Lauro Hijacking Incident, 1985 -- Drama.