Philadelphia /

Philadelphia /

A young Philadelphia lawyer stricken with AIDS seeks assistance from a homophobic personal injury attorney when a prestigious Philadelphia law firm fires him for incompetence

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Tri-Star Pictures, Clinica Estetico, Ltd, Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017, Saxon, Edward, Nyswaner, Ron, Fujimoto, Tak, Shore, Howard, McKay, Craig, Zea, Kristi, Atwood, Colleen, Hanks, Tom, Washington, Denzel, 1954-, Robards, Jason, Steenburgen, Mary, Banderas, Antonio, Vawter, Ron, Ridgely, Robert, Napier, Charles, 1936-2011, Summerour, Lisa, Babatunde, Obba, Blake, Andre, Castle, Robert W., Jr., 1929-2012, Chapman, Daniel, 1952-1994, Corman, Roger, 1926-, Dowd, Ann, Drake, David, 1963-, Finley, Karen, Glenn, Charles, Jacobs, Peter, Lazar, Paul, Lloyd, John Bedford, Maxwell, Roberta, 1942-, Miller, Warren, 1924-2018, Northup, Harry E., Olmstead, Dan, Perillo, Joey, Roselli, Lauren, Rowe, Bill (Actor), Smith, Anna Deavere, Talerico, Lisa, Von Bargen, Daniel, Walter, Tracey, 1942-, Whitford, Bradley, Wilson, Chandra, 1969-, Witt, Kathryn, 1950-, Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
Format:	Online Video
Language:	English French Spanish Korean
Published:	Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000
Edition:	Deluxe widescreen presentation
Subjects:	Discrimination in employment > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Drama AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Drama AIDS (Disease) > Drama Lawyers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Drama
Online Access:	Connect to IMDb information for this film
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Summary:	A young Philadelphia lawyer stricken with AIDS seeks assistance from a homophobic personal injury attorney when a prestigious Philadelphia law firm fires him for incompetence "Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and exceptional acting, Philadelphia stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington as two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries."--Back of container
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1993 Widescreen 1.85:1 Special feature: production notes
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13 Canadian Home Video rating: PG
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1994: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Hanks); Best Music, Original Song (Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen) Golden Globes, 1994: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Hanks); Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen)
Production Credits:	Costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; music composed and conducted by Howard Shore ; production design, Kristy Zea ; editor, Craig McKay ; director of photography, Tak Fujimoto
ISBN:	0800141806 9780800141806