Cinderella man [videorecording] / Universal Pictures ; Miramax Films ; Imagine Entertainment ; Parkway Productions ; Touchstone Pictures ; produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Penny Marshall ; story by Cliff Hollingsworth ; screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; directed by Ron Howard.

Bierko, Craig. (Added Author). Considine, Paddy. (Added Author). Crowe, Russell, 1964- (Added Author). Giamatti, Paul. (Added Author). Howard, Ron, 1954- (Added Author). Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Added Author). Totino, Salvatore. (Added Author). Zellweger, Renée, 1969- (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband. (Cast).

Summary:

During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer.

Record details

ISBN: 1417018445
ISBN: 9781417018444
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hrs., 25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen
Publisher: [Universal City, CA] : Universal Pictures, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: Feature commentary with director Ron Howard; feature commentary with writer Akiva Goldsman; feature commentary with writer Cliff Hollingsworth; deleted scenes with commentary by director Ron Howard; "The fight card": casting 'Cinderella man'; "The man, the movie, the legend": a filmmaking journey; "For the record": a history in boxing; ringside seats; "Jim Braddock: the friends & family behind the legend"; Kodak 'Cinderella man' gallery; DVD-ROM features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Salvatore Totino ; art directors, Peter Grundy, Dan Yarhi ; editors, Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hall ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Wynn Thomas ; visual effects supervisor, Mark O. Forker.
Participant or Performer Note:	Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense boxing violence and some language.
System Details Note:	DVD ; region 1 encoding ; NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; dual/single, double sided.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned ; dialogue in English (DVS® 5.1) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish.