03311cgm a2200709 i 4500 345720508 TxAuBib 20100202120000.0 d 990128s1998||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9780792838302 0792838300 027616701527 907015 MGM Home Entertainment (OCoLC)40695800 KCK KCK EMU OCLCQ BTCTA OCLCQ OCLCG SINLB RCS GK8 OCLCA UMC TOY TxAuBib rda Rollerball (Motion picture : 1975). Rollerball [DVD] / United Artists ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison ; screenplay by William Harrison. Widescreen format (1.85:1) or standard format (1.33:1). Santa Monica, Calif : MGM Home Entertainment, [1998] ©1998. 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier MGM DVD Based on the short story: Roller ball murder / by William Harrison. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975. Special features: optional audio commentary by Jewison; "From Rome to 'Rollerball' : the full circle" vintage featurette (c1975, 8 min.); interactive "Rollergame". Director of photography, Douglas Slocombe ; film editor, Antony Gibbs ; music conducted by André Previn ; music played by The London Symphony Orchestra. James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Pamela Hensley, Barbara Trentham, Ralph Richardson. In a dystopic future world run entirely by a few powerful corporations, the brutal sport of rollerball has taken the place of both warfare and traditional athletic competition. The greatest player in the history of rollerball, Jonathan E, receives pressure from these corporations to retire. When he refuses, both his life and his sport descend into chaos and bloodshed. DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English or Dolby digital stereo. surround in French. 20100203. In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. Dystopian plays. Oligarchy Drama. Extreme sports Drama. Professional athletes Drama. Violence in sports Drama. Science fiction films. Sports films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Films for the hearing impaired. Jewison, Norman, 1926- Harrison, William, 1933-2013. Caan, James. Houseman, John, 1902-1988. Adams, Maud. Beck, John, 1909-1993. Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993. Vincent, Pamela Hensley. Trentham, Barbara. Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983. Hensley, Pamela. United Artists Corporation. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. MGM DVD.