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127 hours  Cover Image DVD DVD

127 hours

Summary: In April 2003 Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old hiker, fell and was trapped in a narrow crevasse, his right arm wedged against the rock wall by a boulder. Mr. Ralston's ordeal was a struggle for survival and a profound existential crisis. He had gone to Bluejohn Canyon, Utah for a rock-climbing weekend alone. Not telling anyone where he is going is part of the point: real freedom means getting a clean break from civilization and the burdens of family, friends, and other responsibilities. Finding himself stuck, he knows he can't expect anyone to come to his rescue, which forces him to ruminate about his family, his ex-girlfriend, and the hereafter. As a trained engineer and a skilled--albeit somewhat careless--outdoorsman, he understands his predicament as a practical challenge, a technical problem. After struggling for more than five days, he makes an immanently logical decision about its solution.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Fox Searchlight Pictures, [2011]
  • Distributor: Los Angeles, CA : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Videodisc release of the 2010 motion picture.
Based on the book "Between a rock and a hard place" by Aron Ralston.
Special features: Feature commentary with Danny Boyle, Christian Colson and Simon Beaufoy [optional audio feature]; Deleted scenes (34 min.); Sneak peeks [previews] (3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note: Directors of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak ; editor, Jon Harris ; original music, A.R. Rahman ; production designer, Suttirat Larbab ; costume designer, Suttirat Larbarb.
Participant or Performer Note: James Franco (Aron Ralston), Amber Tamblyn (Megan), Kate Mara (Kristi), Clémence Poésy (Rana), Kate Burton (Aron's Mom), Lizzy Caplan (Sonja), Treat Williams (Aron's Dad).
Target Audience Note:
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, Dolby digital surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language Note:
In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing), French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
6 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, James Franco; 8 BAFTA Award nominations; 3 Independent Spirit Award nominations.
Subject: Ralston, Aron Drama
Rock climbing accidents Drama
Mountaineers United States Drama
Wilderness survival Drama
Families Drama
Man-woman relationships Drama
Canyonlands National Park (Utah)
Genre: Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Action and adventure films.
Biographical films.
Survival films.

Available copies

  • 37 of 38 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 38 total copies.
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Abington Community Library DVD ONE (Text) 50687011096487 Adult Video Fiction Available -
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Cambria County Library DVD One (Text) 85131001237032 CACM DVD Available -
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Dover Area Community Library Adults ONE Video (Text) 34217000533869 Adult Area Available -
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Gettysburg Library A-DVD ON (Text) 35740634975353 DVD Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) DVD ONE (Text) 91058248 GFWM Audio Visual Available -
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