If these walls could talk
(DVD)
Contributors
Savoca, Nancy, Screenwriter
Wallace, Pamela. Screenwriter
Wallace, Earl W. Screenwriter
Nanus, Susan. Screenwriter
King, I. Marlene. Screenwriter
Wallace, Pamela. Screenwriter
Wallace, Earl W. Screenwriter
Nanus, Susan. Screenwriter
King, I. Marlene. Screenwriter
Published
[New York, NY] : HBO NYC Productions : Distributed by HBO Home Video, c1999.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Abortion -- Drama.
Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Drama.
Abortion services -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Medical drama.
Pregnancy, Unwanted -- Decision making -- Drama.
Reproductive rights -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Drama.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Drama.
Abortion services -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Medical drama.
Pregnancy, Unwanted -- Decision making -- Drama.
Reproductive rights -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Drama.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Other Subjects
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Published
[New York, NY] : HBO NYC Productions : Distributed by HBO Home Video, c1999.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
026359136528
Notes
General Note
Based on material by Stuart Kaplan.
General Note
DVD release of motion picture originally broadcast on television in 1996.
General Note
Special features: Cast/crew bios [text feature].
Creation/Production Credits
1952: Directed by Nancy Savoca ; teleplay by Nancy Savoca ; story by Pamela Wallace & Earl Wallace and Nancy Savoca ; director of photography, Ellen Kuras ; edited by Elena Maganini.
Creation/Production Credits
1974: Directed by Nancy Savoca ; written by Susan Nanus and Nancy Savoca ; director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; editor, Elena Maganini.
Creation/Production Credits
1996: Directed by Cher ; story by I. Marlene King ; teleplay by I. Marlene King and Nancy Savoca ; director of photography, John Stanier ; editor, Peter Honess.
Creation/Production Credits
All episodes: music, Cliff Eidelman ; production designer, Hilda Stark Manos ; costume designer, Jacqueline Arthur.
Participants/Performers
1952: Demi Moore, Shirley Knight, Catherine Keener, Jason London, C.C.H. Pounder.
Participants/Performers
1974: Sissy Spacek, Xander Berkeley, Hedy Burress, Joanna Gleason, Harris Yulin.
Participants/Performers
1996: Cher, Anne Heche, Jada Pinkett, Eileen Brennan, Lindsay Crouse, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Lorraine Toussaint, Rita Wilson.
Description
In this trilogy, different women face different social and political climates in choosing what to do about an unplanned pregnancy. In 1952, a recently widowed nurse (Demi Moore) must decide whether to go through with an illegal abortion. In 1974, a mother of four (Sissy Spacek) struggles to raise a family and have a career shortly after abortion was legalized. In 1996, a college student (Anne Heche) decides on getting an abortion during a climate of violence (doctor played by Cher). The stories span over 40 years and are set in the same house.
Target Audience
Rated R.
System Details
DVD ; fullscreen (4:3) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. surround (English) and mono. (Spanish).
Language
In English or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French; closed-captioned.
Awards
3 Golden Globe nominations ; 4 Primetime Emmy nominations.
Awards
CableACE Award, 1997: Editing a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries
Awards
Gold Apple (National Educational Media Network), 1997.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Savoca, N., Wallace, P., Wallace, E. W., Nanus, S., King, I. M., Cher., Moore, D., Spacek, S., Knight, S., Keener, C., London, J., Pounder, C. C. H., Berkeley, X., Burress, H., Gleason, J., Yulin, H., Heche, A., Smith, J. P., Brennan, E., Crouse, L., Nelson, C. T., Scarwid, D., Toussaint, L., & Wilson, R. (1999). If these walls could talk . HBO NYC Productions : Distributed by HBO Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nancy, Savoca et al.. 1999. If These Walls Could Talk. HBO NYC Productions : Distributed by HBO Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nancy, Savoca et al.. If These Walls Could Talk HBO NYC Productions : Distributed by HBO Home Video, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Savoca, Nancy,, et al. If These Walls Could Talk HBO NYC Productions : Distributed by HBO Home Video, 1999.
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