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Five easy pieces  Cover Image DVD DVD

Five easy pieces / a BBS production ; Columbia ; produced by Bob Rafelson, Richard Wechsler.

Rafelson, Bob. (Added Author). Wechsler, Richard. (Added Author). Joyce, Adrien. (Added Author). Nicholson, Jack. (Added Author). Black, Karen, 1939-2013 (Added Author). Anspach, Susan, 1942-2018 (Added Author). Smith, Lois. (Added Author). Bush, Billy. (Added Author). Challee, William, 1904-1989 (Added Author). BBS Productions. (Added Author). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith, Billy Green Bush, William Challee. (Cast).

Summary:

Character study of a talented pianist who has given up a promising career and now works on oil rigs. After 20 years he returns home to his father's deathbed perhaps to reconcile himself with his fear of failure and desire for greatness.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767828054
  • ISBN: 9780767828055
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from disc.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Features include: bonus trailer; production notes; talent files.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Bob Rafelson ; screenwriter, Adrien Joyce ; director of photography, Laszlo Kovacs ; editors, Christopher Holmes, Gerald Shepard.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith, Billy Green Bush, William Challee.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital ; digitally remastered audio & anamorphic video; side A widescreen presentation, side B full screen presentation, NTSC.
Language Note:
English language, ; Subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, closed captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA 1971: Nominated for four Oscars including, Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Karen Black), Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced.
Golden Globes, USA 1971: Best Supporting Actress (Karen Black).
National Board of Review, USA 1971: Best Supporting Actress (Karen Black); Top Ten Films. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2000: National Film Registry.
Subject: Father and child > Drama.
Reconciliation > Drama.
Pianists > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Melodrama > Feature.
Melodramas (Drama)

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Columbia Gorge Community College Library DRAM FIVE 2015 (Text) 39705000005586 DVD Available -

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