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Gran Torino [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Double Nickel Entertainment, a Malpaso Production ; produced by Robert Lorenz, Bill Gerber ; story by David Johannson & Nick Schenk ; screenplay by Nick Schenk ; produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 1000041156 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish, Hmong Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English, Hmong Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009].Edition: Full-screen edDescription: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1419872567 :
  • 9781419872563
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2 .G73 2009
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens.
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, John Carroll Lynch ; Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Brian Howe, William Hill.Summary: Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.
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DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD GranT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 604340

DVD, region 1; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital surround 5.1.

English, French or Spanish dialogue, with some subtitled Hmong; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, John Carroll Lynch ; Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Brian Howe, William Hill.

Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

MPAA rating: R; for language throughtout, and some violence.

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.

Special features: Manning the wheel ; Grand Torino : more than a car.

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