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The Resource Avatar, written and directed by James Cameron ; produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau ; a Twentieth Century Fox presentation ; in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners

Avatar, written and directed by James Cameron ; produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau ; a Twentieth Century Fox presentation ; in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners

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Producer
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Summary
Experience the spectacular world of James Cameron's Avatar as never before with this collector's ed. release. Watch all three versions of the film, then treat your senses to an unprecedented beyond the scenes look at the greatest adventure of all time! When his twin brother dies in an accident, paraplegic ex-Marine Jake Sully takes his place on a mission to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. Sully works with a group of scientists cloning near-duplicates of the planet's inhabitants, the Na'vi, whom specially trained scientists can control mentally to foster peace between the corporation and the natives. But when Sully finds himself lost on Pandora and trapped in a Na'vi clone body, a beautiful Na'vi woman saves his life and Sully discovers the corporation's plan to mine the mineral--at any cost--Adapted from container
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Extended collector's edition.
Extent
3 videodiscs (162 min.)
Note
  • Title from title frame
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2009
  • Includes original theatrical release, special edition re-release and collector's extended cut
  • Special features: Exclusive alternate opening on earth; Capturing Avatar featurette; over 45 min. of deleted scenes; Family audio track available; and more
Contents
  • Disc 1. Avatar part 1
  • Disc 2. Avatar part 2
  • Disc 3. Filmmakers' journey
Instance
Label
Avatar
Title
Avatar
Statement of responsibility
written and directed by James Cameron ; produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau ; a Twentieth Century Fox presentation ; in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners
Title variation
James Cameron's Avatar
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Contributor
Actor
Art director
Director
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film distributor
Film editor
Presenter
Producer
Production company
Production designer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Experience the spectacular world of James Cameron's Avatar as never before with this collector's ed. release. Watch all three versions of the film, then treat your senses to an unprecedented beyond the scenes look at the greatest adventure of all time! When his twin brother dies in an accident, paraplegic ex-Marine Jake Sully takes his place on a mission to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. Sully works with a group of scientists cloning near-duplicates of the planet's inhabitants, the Na'vi, whom specially trained scientists can control mentally to foster peace between the corporation and the natives. But when Sully finds himself lost on Pandora and trapped in a Na'vi clone body, a beautiful Na'vi woman saves his life and Sully discovers the corporation's plan to mine the mineral--at any cost--Adapted from container
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Awards note
Academy Award winner, 2010: Best Art Direction (Production design: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg ; Set decoration: Kim Sinclair) ; Best Cinematography (Mauro Fiore) ; Best Visual Effects (Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones)
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Characteristic
videorecording
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  • Avatar (Motion picture : 2009)
  • Avatar (Motion picture : 2009)
  • Avatar (Motion picture : 2009)
  • Avatar (Motion picture : 2009)
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Credits note
Director of photography, Mauro Fiore ; editors, Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron ; music, James Horner
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
  • Theatrical version: Rating: PG-13; for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking
  • Extended version: Unrated; contains material different from the PG-13-rated version
  • CHV rating: 14A; for violence, not recommend for children
Language note
English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf or hard of hearing; closed-captioned in English
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.A865 2010
NLM call number
2271367
NLM item number
20th Century Fox
PerformerNote
Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Cch Pounder, Sigourney Weaver
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  • Cameron, James
  • Landau, Jon
  • Wilson, Colin
  • Kalogridis, Laeta
  • Fiore, Mauro
  • Horner, James
  • Rivkin, Stephen E.
  • Refoua, John
  • Carter, Rick
  • Stromberg, Robert
  • Sinclair, Kim
  • Worthington, Sam
  • Saldana, Zoë
  • Lang, Stephen
  • Rodriguez, Michelle
  • Ribisi, Giovanni
  • Moore, Joel David
  • Pounder, C. C. H.
  • Studi, Wes
  • Alonso, Laz
  • Weaver, Sigourney
  • Letteri, Joe
  • Rosenbaum, Stephen
  • Baneham, Richard
  • Jones, Andrew R.
  • Simkin, Margery
  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
  • Dune Entertainment
  • Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)
  • Lightstorm Entertainment (Firm)
  • Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
  • Weta Workshop
Runtime
162
Series statement
Academy Award Nominee 2009
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  • Human-alien encounters
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Life on other planets
  • Pandora (Imaginary place)
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Seres extraterrestres
  • Vida en otros planetas
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Human-alien encounters
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Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Avatar, written and directed by James Cameron ; produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau ; a Twentieth Century Fox presentation ; in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from title frame
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2009
  • Includes original theatrical release, special edition re-release and collector's extended cut
  • Special features: Exclusive alternate opening on earth; Capturing Avatar featurette; over 45 min. of deleted scenes; Family audio track available; and more
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. Avatar part 1 -- Disc 2. Avatar part 2 -- Disc 3. Filmmakers' journey
Control code
ocn676839471
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Extended collector's edition.
Extent
3 videodiscs (162 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543713678
Other physical details
DVD video, sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
2271367
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), THX Dolby surround (English, Spanish, and French)
Terms governing use
For private home use on
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Avatar, written and directed by James Cameron ; produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau ; a Twentieth Century Fox presentation ; in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from title frame
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2009
  • Includes original theatrical release, special edition re-release and collector's extended cut
  • Special features: Exclusive alternate opening on earth; Capturing Avatar featurette; over 45 min. of deleted scenes; Family audio track available; and more
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. Avatar part 1 -- Disc 2. Avatar part 2 -- Disc 3. Filmmakers' journey
Control code
ocn676839471
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Extended collector's edition.
Extent
3 videodiscs (162 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543713678
Other physical details
DVD video, sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
2271367
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), THX Dolby surround (English, Spanish, and French)
Terms governing use
For private home use on
Video recording format
DVD

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