The crying game

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An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lov...

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Corporate Authors: Lions Gate Home Entertainment, British Screen, Palace Pictures, Channel Four Films (Firm), Eurotrustees, Nippon Film Development and Finance, Miramax Films
Other Authors: Jordan, Neil, 1950-, Woolley, Stephen, Richardson, Miranda, Rea, Stephen, Davidson, Jaye, Whitaker, Forest
Format: Video
Language:English
Spanish
Published: [United States] : Lionsgate, 2014.
Subjects:
Irish Republican Army > Drama.
Kidnapping victims > Ireland > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > England > London > Drama.
Terrorists > Drama.
Soldiers > Drama.
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Summary:An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus changes his name and gets a job as a day laborer. His starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' real background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus does not know either.
Item Description:Title from the Web.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Special features: director commentary; alternate ending; alternated ending with director commentary; Northern Troubles featurette; The making of 'The crying game': Irish luck, English love; The marketing of an American Independent & discussing 'The crying game''; Modern day at Madame Jojo's; trailers.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, widescreen; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
Audience:Rating: R; for sexuality, strong violence and language.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1993: Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Neil Jordan).
London Critics Circle Film Awards, 1993: ALFS Award - British Director of the Year (Neil Jordan); British Producer of the Year (Stephen Woolley); British Screenwriter of the Year (Neil Jordan).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Ian Wilson ; editor, Kant Pan ; original music by Anne Dudley.

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