Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

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Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible...

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Other Authors: Grant, Susannah (Screenwriter), Newman, Thomas, 1955- (composer (expression)), Lachman, Edward, 1948- (Cinematographer), Roberts, Julia, 1967- (Actor), Finney, Albert, 1936-2019 (Actor), Eckhart, Aaron (Actor), Helgenberger, Marg (Actor), Jones, Cherry, 1956- (Actor), Cox, Veanne, 1963- (Actor), Ferrell, Conchata (Actor), Walter, Tracey, 1942- (Actor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
French
Italian
Spanish
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]
Subjects:
Brockovich, Erin > Drama.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company > Trials, litigation, etc. > Drama.
Groundwater > Pollution > California > Drama.
Trials (Toxic torts) > California > Drama.
Liability for water pollution damages > California > Drama.
Drinking water > Contamination > California > Drama.
Hazardous wastes > California > Drama.
Class actions (Civil procedure) > California > Drama.
Single mothers > Drama.
Legal assistants > California > Drama.
Feature films.
Legal films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Streaming video (Emerson users only)
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Summary:Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
"This film is based on a true story"--Opening credits.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (132 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:02:12:00
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Academy Awards, 2001: Best actress (Roberts)
Production Credits:Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon ; executive producers, John Hardy, Carla Santos Shamberg.

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