The last samurai., Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise [and others] ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick, DVD/Fullscreen
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The last samurai., Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise [and others] ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick, DVD/Fullscreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences
Main title
The last samurai.
Oclc number
54435761
Responsibility statement
Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise [and others] ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick
Runtime
154
Summary
Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.version
DVD/Fullscreen
Contributor
- Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm)
- Lindberg, Chad
- Kilvert, Lilly
- Radar Pictures
- Cruise, Tom, 1962-
- Dickson, Ngila
- Toll, John, (Cinematographer)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960-
- Bedford Falls Company
- Zwick, Edward
- Du Bois, Victor, (Film editor)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Zimmer, Hans
- Connolly, Billy
- Atherton, William
- Logan, John, 1961-
- Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
- Harada, Masato, 1949-
- Goldwyn, Tony
- Rosenblum, Steven
- Herskovitz, Marshall
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
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- Contributor23
- Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm)
- Lindberg, Chad
- Kilvert, Lilly
- Radar Pictures
- Cruise, Tom, 1962-
- Dickson, Ngila
- Toll, John, (Cinematographer)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960-
- Bedford Falls Company
- Zwick, Edward
- Du Bois, Victor, (Film editor)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Zimmer, Hans
- Connolly, Billy
- Atherton, William
- Logan, John, 1961-
- Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
- Harada, Masato, 1949-
- Goldwyn, Tony
- Rosenblum, Steven
- Herskovitz, Marshall
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
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- Subject15
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- Actor9
- Composer1
- Director1
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- resource.productiondesigner1
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