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The boy in the striped pajamas / Also known as: Boy in the striped pyjamas Miramax Films presents ; in association with BBC Films ; a Heyday Films production ; a film by Mark Herman ; produced by David Heyman ; written for the screen and directed by Mark Herman. , United States ; Great Britain. - Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2009] - 1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Dual-layer format. Based on the book The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Bonus features: "Friendship beyond the fence" featurette (ca. 20 min.); Optional audio feature commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne; Deleted scenes with optional commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne.

Costume designer, Natalie Ward ; music by James Horner ; edited by Michael Ellis ; production designer, Martin Childs ; director of photography, Benoît Delhomme ; line producer, Mary Richards ; co-producer, Rosie Alison ; executive producers, Mark Herman, Christine Langan. Costume designer, Natalie Ward ; music by James Horner ; edited by Michael Ellis ; production designer, Martin Childs ; director of photography, Benoît Delhomme ; line producer, Mary Richards ; co-producer, Rosie Alison ; executive producers, Mark Herman, Christine Langan.

Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, David Hayman, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie, Jim Norton, Sheila Hancock, Richard Johnson.

Set in Poland during World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.

MPAA rating (feature) : PG-13; for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust ; bonus material not rated.


DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.


English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles, or optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

ISBN: 0788884026 9780788884023

Standard No.: 786936749274 057373204153

Publisher. No.: 055883 Buena Vista Home Entertainment 20415 Maple Pictures

LCCN: 2011603605

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)--Drama.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Boys--Poland--Drama.
Friendship--Drama.
Fences--Poland--Drama.
Concentration camps--Poland--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons--Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

LC Class. No.: DVC 5357 (viewing copy)

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/72