| Edition |
Widescreen or standard. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer ... [et al.] |
| Credits |
Co-producer and screenplay by Christopher Hampton ; director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; music by George Fenton. |
| Note |
Based on the play by Christopher Hampton, adapted from the 1782 novel, Les liaisons dangereuses, by Choderlos de Laclos. |
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Original production: c1988. |
| Summary |
Set in 18th century France, this is the story of two bored aristocrats and the havoc they wreak when they play dangerous games with people's lives. The beautiful widow Merteuil challenges rakish Valmont to seduce a virtuous young married woman, never suspecting that he would violate his personal credo and fall in love. |
| Language |
In English; dubbed also into French with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
France -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Close, Glenn, 1947-
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Malkovich, John.
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Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957-
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Frears, Stephen.
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Hampton, Christopher, 1946-
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Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803.
Liaisons dangereuses.
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| Publisher No. |
11872 Warner Home Video |
| ISBN |
0790732777 |
| Branch Call Number |
DVD MOVIE D |
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