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Gran Torino [DVD] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures ; a Double Nickel Entertainment ; a Malpaso Production ; directed and produced by Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Nick Schenk ; story by Dave Johannson & Nick Schenk ; produced by Robert Lorenz, Bill Gerber.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures, c2009.Description: 1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • DVD 958A
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens ; production designed by James J. Murakami.
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, John Carroll Lynch, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Brian Howe, William Hill.Summary: Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighbourhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbours. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, is pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's prize possession, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighbourhood.
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3 Day Loan LSAD Library DVD collection DVD 958A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100672824

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens ; production designed by James J. Murakami.

Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, John Carroll Lynch, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Brian Howe, William Hill.

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighbourhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbours. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, is pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's prize possession, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighbourhood.

Rated 15. Contains strong language and violence.

English dialogue, with optional Italian subtitles; subtitles in Italian or English for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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