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The Resource The big Lebowski, Polygram Filmed Entertainment presents ; a Working Title production ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen ; directed by Joel Coen

The big Lebowski, Polygram Filmed Entertainment presents ; a Working Title production ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen ; directed by Joel Coen

Label
The big Lebowski
Title
The big Lebowski
Statement of responsibility
Polygram Filmed Entertainment presents ; a Working Title production ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen ; directed by Joel Coen
Contributor
Actor
Composer
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film distributor
Film producer
Presenter
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A lazy, unemployed Southern Californian stoner who loves bowling gets mistaken for a millionaire with the same name. He's beaten up by men looking for money from the rich man's wife and gets drawn into the kidnapping of the millionaire's wife
Member of
Awards note
Named to the National Film Registry in 2014 by Library of Congress.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
  • Big Lebowski (Motion picture)
  • Big Lebowski (Motion picture)
  • Big Lebowski (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editors, Roderick Jaynes, Tricia Cooke ; original music, Carter Burwell ; musical archivist, T-Bone Burnett
Dewey number
  • 791.43/72
  • 791.43617
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence
Language note
In English (Dolby digital 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby digital 5.1), or dubbed Spanish (Dolby digital 2.0) soundtracks; optional English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), French, or Spanish subtitles
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.B545 2005
PerformerNote
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Flea, Leon Russom, Sam Elliott
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1949-
  • 1952-
  • 1957-
  • 1930-2016
  • 1967-2014
  • 1941-
  • 1944-
  • 1949-
  • 1965-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Coen, Ethan
  • Coen, Joel
  • Bridges, Jeff
  • Goodman, John
  • Moore, Julianne
  • Buscemi, Steve
  • Stormare, Peter
  • Huddleston, David
  • Hoffman, Philip Seymour
  • Flea
  • Russom, Leon
  • Elliott, Sam
  • Deakins, Roger A.
  • Jaynes, Roderick
  • Cooke, Tricia
  • Burwell, Carter
  • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm)
  • Working Title Films
  • Focus Features
  • Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
118
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Slackers
  • Unemployed
  • Bowlers
  • Mistaken identity
  • Criminals
  • Kidnapping
  • Bowlers
  • Criminals
  • Kidnapping
  • Mistaken identity
  • Slackers
  • Unemployed
  • French dialogue
  • Spanish dialogue
  • French subtitles
  • Spanish subtitles
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • California
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The big Lebowski, Polygram Filmed Entertainment presents ; a Working Title production ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen ; directed by Joel Coen
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Special features: Introduction featuring Mortimer Young (5 min.) -- Never-before-available images from the set of the film taken by Jeff Bridges (3 min.) -- Making-of The big Lebowski (25 min.) -- Production notes [text feature]
Control code
599255
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Collector's edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (118 min.)
Isbn
9781417034710
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192674129
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
26741
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o62054839
  • (OCoLC)62054839
System details
DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The big Lebowski, Polygram Filmed Entertainment presents ; a Working Title production ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen ; directed by Joel Coen
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Special features: Introduction featuring Mortimer Young (5 min.) -- Never-before-available images from the set of the film taken by Jeff Bridges (3 min.) -- Making-of The big Lebowski (25 min.) -- Production notes [text feature]
Control code
599255
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Collector's edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (118 min.)
Isbn
9781417034710
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192674129
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
26741
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o62054839
  • (OCoLC)62054839
System details
DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD

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