The Pledge (2001) DVD - Widescreen - 5.1 Retail
 

The Pledge (2001) DVD - Widescreen - 5.1 Retail
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Director Sean Penn's (THE INDIAN RUNNER, THE CROSSING GUARD) third film features Jack Nicholson as Jerry Black, a retired detective whose final case ultimately causes his slow descent into madness. In the midst of his retirement party, Black decides to join Detective Stan Krolak (Aaron Eckhart) on one last case.

The molested body of an eight-year-old girl is found in the Nevada mountains. When the chief suspect turns out to be a mentally challenged Native American (Benicio Del Toro), Black is not convinced of his guilt despite his confession. Unable to forget the promise he made to the dead girl's mother that he would find her daughter's killer, Black becomes determined to catch a monster that no one else believes is out there. His resolve increases when he realizes that two similar unsolved murders occurred in the same area in recent years, and the case hits closer to home when Black befriends Lori (Robin Wright Penn), a waitress with a threatening ex-husband, and her eight-year old daughter, Chrissy (Pauline Roberts). Nicholson is compelling in this study of a man whose obsession slowly eats away at his sanity as he attempts to keep his promise by any means necessary.

Filmed in British Columbia, Canada.

Estimated budget: $30 million.

Warner Brothers opened the film nationwide and spent millions of dollars promoting it as an action-thriller despite the preference of Sean Penn (director) and Michael Fitzgerald (producer) to roll the film out slowly in a carefully targeted release in order to build critical support of this contemplative character study.

THE PLEDGE is based on a novel by Swiss author Friedrich Durrenmatt!!
    
Features/Specifications
  • Attractive Retail Box
  • Genre: Dramas, Mystery, Thriller, Police, Murder Investigations
  • Rating: 14A (Canadian Home Video Rating)
  • Rating Reason: For Strong Violence and Language.
  • Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Benicio Del Toro, Dale Dickey, Aaron Eckhart, Costas Mandylor, Helen Mirren, Jack Nicholson, Tom Noonan, Michael O'Keefe, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Pauline Roberts, Samuel Shepard Rogers, Mickey Rourke, Sam Shepard, Lois Smith, Harry Dean Stanton, Robin Wright
  • Directed By: Sean Penn
  • Release Information:
  • Studio: Warner Studios
  • Theatrical Release Date: January 19, 2001
  • DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
  • Run Time: 124 minutes
  • Production Company: Warner Brothers
  • Package Type: Snap Case
  • Dual-Layer Format
  • DVD Features:
  • Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only). This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
  • Aspect Ratio(s):
  • Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
  • Available Audio Tracks:
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • French (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Languages: English and French (Dubbed in Quebec)
  • Subtitles: English and French
  • Closed Captioned: Yes
  • Bonus Features:
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Interactive Features:
  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus
Product Requirements
  • DVD Player
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