Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: VHS01615

by Michael Mann; Al Pacino; Russell Crowe; Christopher Plummer; Diane Venora; Philip Baker Hall; Lindsay Crouse; Touchstone Pictures.; Forward Pass Productions.; Touchstone Home Video (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ©1999.

Notes: Based on the Vanity fair article: The man who knew too much / by Marie Brenner. Originally released as a motion picture in 1999 (158 mins.); Nominated for 7 Academy Awards in 2000.

Summary: When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 minutes producer Lowell Bergman, regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations and more.

OCLC #: 43841134

Added: March 30, 2011

Call Number: DVD01114

by Michael Mann; Kevin Misher; Ronan Bennett; Ann Biderman; Johnny Depp; Christian Bale; Marion Cotillard; Jason Clarke; Rory Cochrane; Billy Crudup; Stephen Dorff; Stephen Lang; John Ortiz; Giovanni Ribisi; David Wenham; Bryan Burrough; Universal Pictures (Firm); Relativity Media.; Forward Pass Productions.; Misher Films.; Tribeca Productions.; Appian Way (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:  Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, ©2009.

Notes:  Originally released 2009 (140 mins). Based on the book by Bryan Burrough. Special features: Feature commentary with Michael Mann; “Larger Than Life Adversaries” (10 min.); Previews (8 min.).

Summary: This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It’s there that he meets Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night.

OCLC #: 437046185

Added: October 7, 2010