Special features include: optional feature audio commentary with director, Joe Wright; A Bennet family portrait (ca. 6 min.); Jane Austen, ahead of her time (ca. 8 min.); behind the scenes at the ball (ca. 6 min.); Pride & prejudice: an HBO first look (ca. 13 min.)

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005

Based on the novel by Jane Austen

Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround

Special features: Optional feature audio commentary with director, Joe Wright ; A Bennet family portrait (ca. 6 min.) ; Jane Austen, ahead of her time (ca. 8 min.) ; Behind the scenes at the ball (ca. 6 min.) ; Pride & prejudice: an HBO first look (ca. 13 min.)

For home use or face-to-face teaching

Director of photography, Roman Osin ; editor, Paul Tothill ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; music by Dario Marianelli ; music supervisor, Nick Angel ; art direction by Nick Gottschalk, Mark Swain ; executive producers, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin

Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Judi Dench, Kelly Reilly, Claudie Blakley, Peter Wight, Penelope Wilton, Simon Woods, Rupert Friend, Carey Mulligan, Talulah Riley

Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival in the neighbourhood of the rich gentleman Mr. Bingley, who rents a large house so he can spend the summer in the country. Mr Bingley brings with him his sister and the dashing, rich, but proud Mr. Darcy. Love soon buds for one of the Bennet sisters, while another sister may have jumped to a hasty prejudgment. For the Bennet sisters many trials and tribulations stand between them and their happiness

MPAA rating: PG; for some mild thematic elements

DVD format

Soundtrack in English, dubbed French or Spanish dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English SDH for the hearing impaired