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The longest yard

Filmed on location at the Georgia State Prison, semi-pro football is played with the cons as the heroes and the guards as the heavies.

Corporate Author: Paramount Pictures Corporation., Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Aldrich, Robert, 1918-1983. (Director), Ruddy, Albert S., 1934- (Screenwriter, Production personnel), Wynn, Tracy Keenan. (Screenwriter), Reynolds, Burt. (Actor), Albert, Edward, 1951-2006- (Actor), Lauter, Ed, 1936- (Actor), Conrad, Michael. (Actor), DeVol, Frank.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: Hollowood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, 2005.
Edition: Lockdown ed.
Subjects:
Prisons > Drama.
Prisons > Officials and employees > Drama.
Football > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Summary: Filmed on location at the Georgia State Prison, semi-pro football is played with the cons as the heroes and the guards as the heavies.
Item Description: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.
Special features: Commentary by Burt Reynolds and Albert S. Ruddy; doing time on The Longest Yard; Unleashing the mean machine; original theatrical trailer; exclusive look: The Longest Yard (2005).
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: videodisc, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Audience: MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; editor, Michael Luciano ; music, Frank DeVol .
ISBN: 1415711607
Author Notes: Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer and children's book author from New York City. Over the course of a career that has already spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings. She is one of the most critically-acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two, and eight Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards.

Peters is particularly noted for her starring roles in stage musicals, including Song and Dance, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Annie Get Your Gun, and Gypsy, becoming closely associated with composer Stephen Sondheim. She had a four-year romantic relationship with comedian Steve Martin and was married to investment adviser Michael Wittenberg for over nine years until he was killed in a helicopter crash on September 26, 2005. Peters is known for her charitable work, including as a founder of the Broadway Barks animal charity. (Bowker Author Biography)

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