Million Dollar Baby
Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing, the pair form a touching bond in the process.
| Corporate Author: | Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm), Malpaso (Company), Ruddy Morgan Productions., Warner Home Video (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Eastwood, Clint, 1930-, Swank, Hilary., Freeman, Morgan., Ruddy, Albert S., 1934-, Rosenberg, Tom., Haggis, Paul., Toole, F. X., 1930- |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
2005, c2004.
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| Edition: | Widescreen format. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing, the pair form a touching bond in the process. |
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| Item Description: |
Title and credits from container. Based upon stories from Rope burns by F.X. Toole. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: James Lipton takes on three (roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and moderator James Lipton); Born to fight (examines the parallels of the movie to real-life boxer Lucia Rijker); Producers round 15 (behind the scenes). Disc 2 contains all special features. |
| Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; region 1. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence. |
| Awards: |
Academy Award, Best achievement in directing (Eastwood), Best motion picture of the year (Eastwood, Ruddy, Rosenberg), Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank), 2005; Golden Globe award, Best director - motion picture (Eastwood), Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - drama (Swank), 2005 |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox. |
| ISBN: |
1419802496 |