Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh ; screenplay by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford ; a Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford production ; a USA Films presentation in association with Initial Entertainment Group
Type
Label
Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh ; screenplay by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford ; a Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford production ; a USA Films presentation in association with Initial Entertainment Group
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality
Main title
Traffic
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
759521501
Responsibility statement
directed by Steven Soderbergh ; screenplay by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford ; a Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford production ; a USA Films presentation in association with Initial Entertainment Group
Runtime
147
Series statement
Criterion collection, 151
Summary
A mix of interrelated stories: a Mexican policeman finds himself and his partner caught in an often deadly web of corruption; a pair of DEA agents work undercover in a sordid and dangerous part of San Diego; a wealthy drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered wife takes over his business; and the U.S. President's new drug czar must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Brolin, James, 1940-
- Moore, Simon, 1958-
- Bauer, Steven, 1956-
- Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
- Ferrer, Miguel, 1954-2017
- Toro, Benicio del, 1967-
- Irving, Amy, 1953-
- Collins, Clifton, Jr.
- Quaid, Dennis
- Gaghan, Stephen
- Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-
- Guzmán, Luis, 1956-
- Vargas, Jacob
- Bedford Falls Company
- Zwick, Edward
- USA Films (Firm)
- Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-
- Cheadle, Don
- Initial Entertainment Group
- Bickford, Laura
- Douglas, Michael, 1944-
- Riegert, Peter, 1947-
- Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-
- Herskovitz, Marshall
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Milian, Tomas
- Moffett, D. W., 1954-
- Grace, Topher, 1978-
- Christensen, Erika, 1982-
Genre
Subject
- Drug traffic -- United States -- Drama
- Criminal behavior -- Ohio -- Drama
- Crime films
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Criminal behavior -- Mexico -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- San Diego (Calif.) -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Drama
- Feature films
- Criminal behavior -- California -- Drama
- Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Drug traffic -- Mexico -- Drama
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- Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
- Ferrer, Miguel, 1954-2017
- Toro, Benicio del, 1967-
- Irving, Amy, 1953-
- Collins, Clifton, Jr.
- Quaid, Dennis
- Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-
- Guzmán, Luis, 1956-
- Vargas, Jacob
- Cheadle, Don
- Douglas, Michael, 1944-
- Riegert, Peter, 1947-
- Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-
- Milian, Tomas
- Moffett, D. W., 1954-
- Grace, Topher, 1978-
- Christensen, Erika, 1982-
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- Moore, Simon, 1958-
- Bauer, Steven, 1956-
- Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
- Ferrer, Miguel, 1954-2017
- Toro, Benicio del, 1967-
- Irving, Amy, 1953-
- Collins, Clifton, Jr.
- Quaid, Dennis
- Gaghan, Stephen
- Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-
- Guzmán, Luis, 1956-
- Vargas, Jacob
- Bedford Falls Company
- Zwick, Edward
- USA Films (Firm)
- Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-
- Cheadle, Don
- Initial Entertainment Group
- Bickford, Laura
- Douglas, Michael, 1944-
- Riegert, Peter, 1947-
- Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-
- Herskovitz, Marshall
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Milian, Tomas
- Moffett, D. W., 1954-
- Grace, Topher, 1978-
- Christensen, Erika, 1982-
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- Drug traffic -- United States -- Drama
- Criminal behavior -- Ohio -- Drama
- Crime films
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Criminal behavior -- Mexico -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- San Diego (Calif.) -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Drama
- Feature films
- Criminal behavior -- California -- Drama
- Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Drug traffic -- Mexico -- Drama
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- Quaid, Dennis
- Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-
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- Cheadle, Don
- Douglas, Michael, 1944-
- Riegert, Peter, 1947-
- Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-
- Milian, Tomas
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- Christensen, Erika, 1982-
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