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The Resource Knowing, Summit Entertainment presents an Escape Artists production in association with Mystery Clock Cinema, an Alex Proyas film ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.] ; story by Ryne Douglas Pearson ; screenplay by Ryne Douglas Pearson and Juliet Snowden & Stiles White ; directed by Alex Proyas, (videorecording)

Knowing, Summit Entertainment presents an Escape Artists production in association with Mystery Clock Cinema, an Alex Proyas film ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.] ; story by Ryne Douglas Pearson ; screenplay by Ryne Douglas Pearson and Juliet Snowden & Stiles White ; directed by Alex Proyas, (videorecording)

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Summary
In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. One mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of Caleb. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. With the reluctant help of the daughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, John's increasingly desperate efforts take him on a race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster and the ultimate sacrifice
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (121 min.)
Note
Special features: Audio commentary with director Alex Proyas; Knowing all: the making of a futuristic thriller; Visions of the apocalypse
Instance
Label
Knowing
Title
Knowing
Statement of responsibility
Summit Entertainment presents an Escape Artists production in association with Mystery Clock Cinema, an Alex Proyas film ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.] ; story by Ryne Douglas Pearson ; screenplay by Ryne Douglas Pearson and Juliet Snowden & Stiles White ; directed by Alex Proyas
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. One mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of Caleb. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. With the reluctant help of the daughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, John's increasingly desperate efforts take him on a race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster and the ultimate sacrifice
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Simon Duggan ; editor, Richard Learoyd ; music, Marco Beltrami ; costume designer, Terry Ryan ; production designer, Steven Jones-Evans
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language
Language note
English (Dolby Digital 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.K56 2009
PerformerNote
Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Lara Robinson, Ben Mendelsohn
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1966-
  • 1963-
  • 1965-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Black, Todd
  • Pearson, Ryne Douglas
  • Snowden, Juliet
  • White, Stiles
  • Proyas, Alex
  • Cage, Nicolas
  • Byrne, Rose
  • Canterbury, Chandler
  • Robinson, Lara
  • Mendelsohn, Ben
  • Escape Artists (Firm)
  • Mystery Clock Cinema (Firm)
  • Summit Entertainment
Runtime
121
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Time capsules
  • Prophecies
  • Disasters
  • College teachers
  • Fathers and sons
Technique
live action
Label
Knowing, Summit Entertainment presents an Escape Artists production in association with Mystery Clock Cinema, an Alex Proyas film ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.] ; story by Ryne Douglas Pearson ; screenplay by Ryne Douglas Pearson and Juliet Snowden & Stiles White ; directed by Alex Proyas, (videorecording)
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Publication
Note
Special features: Audio commentary with director Alex Proyas; Knowing all: the making of a futuristic thriller; Visions of the apocalypse
Bar code
  • 31223148134233
  • 31223148134241
  • 31223128892735
  • 31223148134225
  • 31223148134258
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (121 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192031885
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
66110365
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)318998787
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Knowing, Summit Entertainment presents an Escape Artists production in association with Mystery Clock Cinema, an Alex Proyas film ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.] ; story by Ryne Douglas Pearson ; screenplay by Ryne Douglas Pearson and Juliet Snowden & Stiles White ; directed by Alex Proyas, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
Special features: Audio commentary with director Alex Proyas; Knowing all: the making of a futuristic thriller; Visions of the apocalypse
Bar code
  • 31223148134233
  • 31223148134241
  • 31223128892735
  • 31223148134225
  • 31223148134258
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (121 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192031885
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
66110365
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)318998787
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD

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