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The secret of Roan Inish : Island of the seals. Cover Image DVD DVD

The secret of Roan Inish : Island of the seals. / Jones Entertainment Group Ltd. in association with Peter Newman Productions presents ; produced by Sarah Green, Maggie Renzi ; written for the screen [and] directed ... by John Sayles.

Sayles, John, 1950- (Added Author). Fry, Rosalie K. Child of the Western Isles. (Added Author). Lally, Mick. (Added Author). Colgan, Eileen. (Added Author). Lynch, John, 1961- (Added Author). Courtney, Jeni. (Added Author). Green, Sarah, 1957- (Added Author). Renzi, Maggie. (Added Author). Lynch, John Carroll, 1963- (Added Author). Fry, Rosalie K. Secret of Ron Mor Skerry. (Added Author). Jones Entertainment Group. (Added Author). Peter Newman Productions. (Added Author). First Look Pictures. (Added Author). Skerry Movies Corporation. (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Mick Lally, Eileen Colgan, John Lynch, Jeni Courtney, Richard Sheridan, Cillian Byrne. (Cast).

Summary:

A magical tale of a girl whose search for her missing brother brings an Irish legend to life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767821580
  • ISBN: 9780767821582
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen [edition].
  • Publisher: [Culver City, CA] : Columbia Tristar Home Video, [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1) on side A, full screen format of side B.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993.
Based on the book Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry [ = Child of the Western Isles] / Rosalie K. Fry.
"First Look Pictures Releasing ... a Skerry Movies production."--Container.
Special features: Director's commentary ; theatrical trailers ; talent files ; scene selections.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; production design, Adrian Smith ; music, Mason Daring ; editing, John Sayles.
Participant or Performer Note:
Mick Lally, Eileen Colgan, John Lynch, Jeni Courtney, Richard Sheridan, Cillian Byrne.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
English (surround) language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English, French, & Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Chlotrudis Awards, 1996: nominated, Best Movie. Independent Spirit Awards, 1996: 3 nominations, Best Director (Sayles); Best Feature; Best Screenplay.

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Subject: Fry, Rosalie K. > Film adaptations.
Selkies > Ireland > Drama.
Siblings > Ireland > Drama.
Legends > Ireland > Drama.
Folklore > Ireland > Drama.
Girls > Ireland > Drama.
Grandparents > Ireland > Drama.
Missing children > Ireland > Drama.
Islands > Ireland > Drama.
Seals (Animals) > Drama.
Donegal (Ireland : County) > Drama.
Genre: DVD-Video discs.
Feature films > Ireland.
Feature films > United States.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Animal films.
Children's films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 6 of 7 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Umatilla County Public Libraries. (Show)
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